In this connection, the President saw around the TU Central Office, the Central Library and other structures damaged by earthquake and acquired information on the extent of the damage.
The President was accompanied by Education Minister and TU Pro-Chancellor Chitra Lekha Yadav, the Education Secretary Bishwa Prasad Pandit, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hira Bahadur Maharjan, Officiating Registrar Devraj Adhikari and other officials during the observation.
After the inspection, President Yadav said although the earthquake has caused much damage to physical properties of the country's oldest university, the university authorities should resume the regular activities by adopting alternative measures.
The Head of State stressed on resumption of the university's activities in a way it does not spoil its operational calendar.
Education Minister Yadav said the Ministry of Education is working towards the regular resumption of educational programmes although many educational institutions have been damaged by the earthquake.
TU Vice Chancellor Maharjan said the earthquake has caused much damage at Tribhuvan University and the university was planning to carry out the reconstruction of the damaged infrastructures setting up an internal fund.
He added that the University has set up a seed fund of Rs 150 million for the reconstruction and would also collect money for the fund by deducting one month's salary of the University office-bearers and the chiefs of different bodies and divisions, 10 days' salary of the officer level and other staffs and five days' salary of the staff below the rank of the officer level. RSS
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