<span style="color: #222222;">Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu yesterday held a video conference with the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in order to review their preparedness to fight the COVID-19.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He sought a detailed report from the VCs about the precautionary measures taken by the Universities and their post-lockdown preparations and asked them to get the campus premises sanitized regularly. Comprehensive planning and continued efforts are imperative to break the transmission chain of coronavirus, he added. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">LG also sought a detailed report on the strategy of the Universities to smoothly conduct Academic session and examinations post-lockdown and asked the VCs to explore possibility of preparing learning modules and distributing among the students through pen drives etc to facilitate them, in addition to the e-learning.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The LG urged the VCs to continue regular fumigation and sanitization of the hostels of the Universities, especially the ones converted into isolation centres, and asked them to ensure complete sanitization of these facilities before making them available for hostel accommodation of the students. He further asked them to strictly adhere to social distancing norms and avoid crowding in the Universities after the lockdown period.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was informed that the Nodal officers have been appointed in all the Universities to provide necessary assistance to the students. Further, doctors are regularly visiting the campuses and hostels for regular health checkups and counselling.</span><br />''  <br />