Bisma Bhat
Srinagar, Mar 25: Facing an acute dearth of manpower in combating the spread of novel coronavirus, Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed 85 lecturers and assistant professors as nodal officers for different quarantine centers in the Srinagar city.
An official at the DC office said that the government has been on high alert as there are chances that the number of positive cases can go up in the coming days.
“Government needs more manpower to tackle the situation in the coming days. In quarantines centers, there are already people, but the government has to relieve them and that is why the higher education department has been involved now,” the official said.
On March 25, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, issued an order deputing 85 lecturers and assistant professors for emergency duties. “Keeping in view the situation arising out of COVID 19 pandemic, 85 officials of the higher secondary department are hereby deployed with the Deputy Commissioner Office Srinagar till further orders,” reads the order.
Among the 85 faculty members, 47 are assistant professors from various degree colleges and 38 are lecturers, masters, and teachers from the different higher secondary schools.
“We were called to the DC office today and instructed to take the charge as nodal officers of various quarantine centers,” said one of the lecturers, who is in the list.
He, however, said that teachers are not fit for this job. “We are not trained for dealing with such cases,” he said.
Another assistant professor said each faculty member is assigned to a particular quarantine center for two to three days. “Aren’t government putting our families at high risk?” he asked.
Principal SP College, Dr Khurshid Ahmad said he has received an order in which seven faculty members from his college were instructed to report to DC office Srinagar. “They have been assigned duties with respect to COVID 19,” he said.
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Teachers are not fit for this job.
How can they deal with these
types of conditions.
Wrong decision.
If professors and Lecturers and teachers are exempted then who will do in such a pandemic. At they are well qualified and can learn about covoid 19 from social media and Internet. If they can give lectures online they can learn online also.
If professors and Lecturers and teachers are exempted then who will do in such a pandemic. At they are well qualified and can learn about covoid 19 from social media and Internet. If they can give lectures online they can learn online also.
Administration should engaged retired medical staff for this as other countries are doing.
Agree with Jaafar
At the time of emergency assistant professors are best choice as they are highest qualified people. Assistant professors from non clinical departments of hospitals must also be engaged as they are also much knowledgeable. At time of war peasants become soldiers then why not highest qualified, hefty paid and permanent staff of the state.
It is a war they are paid fat salaries. Good desecion. Why can not they work.
A good decision by the government.even retired Medical staff should be called for this cause.
A good decision by the government.even retired Medical staff should be called for this cause. Volunteers should also be welcomed.
A good decision by the government.even retired Medical staff should be called for this cause. Volunteers should also be welcomed.
It is not the doctors or the medical staff or the district adminstration who are supposed to do the needful in such kind of pandemic infact every citizen if given responsibility should come forward without hesistation. The teachers who are the the nation builders i hope will share this responsibility at par with other stake holders
Good step!! we should appreciate those official who take such kind of decisions I think it is our 1st duty to save the life. No one knows who remain behind to learn if conditions will slip by our hands. now it is time to show practically what books have tought us as doctors show they are doimg as fidayian to save life
Why teachers? Because they are easy scapegoats. There are other departments also. Techers are the lowest paid. If people are taken from all departments then it is ok but if only teachers are picked then it is unfair.
Very good decision by DC…..