TU inaugurates ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ facilitation centre for visually challenged users
Agartala, Jul 26, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
The visually challenged users (Divyaganjan) have much to cheer with the opening of the ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ Facilitation Centre at Tripura University campus.
Using accessible technology to empower the visually challenged, the Central Library of the University has set up assistive technology, digital lab to make print and reading materials digitally accessible to the visually challenged users of the Library.
Ram Prasad Paul, Minister of Jail, Fire and Emergency Services department inaugurated the ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ Facilitation Centre at Central Library, Tripura University in presence of Prof. Ganga Prasad Prasain, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Deepak Sharma, Registrar and other dignitaries of the University on Tuesday.
The minister expressed his pleasure to have a unique type of facility in the University for the benefit of the visually challenged divyang students of the state.
He further added that such platform would break the barrier in knowledge dissemination and it wouldl enable users of the University and the state as well for their teaching, learning, and research works. He congratulated to the University Authority for taking such an innovative initiation.
Prof. Ganga Prasad Prasain, Vice Chancellor, Tripura University explained to have such a Facilitation Centre which will immensely helpful for visually divyang students of the state. Prof. Prasain further added that in future, this lab will be converted into a bigger one for the larger interest of the divyang users.
A blood donation camp was also organized by the University fraternity on the occasion. The entire programmes were covered under COVID-19 protocols.