Academic activities to start tomorrow: Campus chiefsHimalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Classes at the constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University were set to resume today after more than a month, but most of the colleges in the Valley remained closed due to shortage of classrooms. Campus chiefs said they are planning to resume classes from Sunday by setting up makeshift classrooms on college premises. Most of the buildings of campuses in the Valley suffered damaged in the massive earthquake of April 25 and subsequent aftershocks. Classes had been halted following the earthquake. Hari Parajuli, campus chief, Tri-Chandra Campus, said that the campus administration did not have enough space to accommodate students. “We have issued a notice that classes will resume from June 7 (Sunday),” Parajuli added. Parajuli, who is also the coordinator of the network of chiefs of campuses in the Kathmandu Valley, said that most of the campuses that have been severely damaged by the earthquake have decided to run classes from Sunday. Patan Multiple Campus, Thapathali Engineering Campus, Saraswoti Multiple Campus, Amrit Science Campus, Public Youth Campus, Shankar Dev Campus and Nepal Commerce Campus have been partially damaged by the earthquake while Lalit Kala Campus was totally destroyed, according to Parajuli. TU has decided to construct huts in Kirtipur for running classes for students of Lalit Kala Campus. Prakash Pradhan, campus chief, Shankar Dev Campus, said one of the buildings of the college has been declared uninhabitable by engineers. “So we cannot run classes in that building,” he added. “We don’t have enough space within the campus premises to construct makeshift shelters, therefore we are going to run classes in other campus in the Valley for some time,” he added. However, in some campuses, psycho-social counselling activities were conducted. Prof Madhav Prasad Gautam, campus chief, Patan Multiple Campus, said that teachers and students held interaction with each other and shared their experiences on earthquake. “It is difficult to adjust students in the existing buildings therefore we want TU to immediately release budget through fast track so that the crisis can be addressed,” he said. Similarly, Nepal Commerce Campus also conducted various interaction and recreational activities today as there were limited classrooms for students. Some colleges have halted practical classes for a few days. Around 50 per cent students were present in the campuses today.