Amraiz Khan
The Punjab University administration has installed food pots at various points on campus to feed birds as the birds’ sources of food had reduced considerably due to lockdown and complete shutdown of the university.
According to PU spokesman, the teachers, employees and students of Punjab University used to feed birds themselves. He said that food leftovers at more than 80 canteens of the university were also a major source of food for birds and after closure of these canteens, the birds were facing acute shortage of food for themselves and their children.
PU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad took notice of the matter and instructed the administration to take care of campus birds and food be provided to them. He said that it was one of the basic responsibilities of all human beings to take care of birds and animals around them.
He said that COVID-19 was not only affecting human beings but birds, animals and other species had also been badly affected in their own way. He said that a strong relationship existed between humans and birds and at this time of test, mankind must strengthen this relationship and let the history write that both the species celebrated this relationship at this critical crisis in a remarkable way.
On the instructions of the vice chancellor, PU administration has put food pots at various places of the campus and the water will be changed daily to avoid spread of dengue as well.
