Baramulla to have Sports Academy, astro turf to be laid Taj says - TopicsExpress

Baramulla to have Sports Academy, astro turf to be laid Taj says sports imperative for personality dev BARAMULLA, JUNE 13: Sports lovers of Baramulla have something to cheer about. The Government is setting up a Sports Academy here to train young boys and girls and prepare them for national level competitions. An astro turf would also be laid make the sports calendar around the year activity. This was announced by Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din while addressing the closing ceremony of Ist phase of Summer Coaching Camp which concluded here today. The Minister said sports is imperative for the development of one’s personality. He hoped once trained at young age many national and international players would come from these young boys and girls. He said in order to strengthen sports infrastructure in Baramulla, an indoor sports stadium would be constructed to make sports a year around activity which takes a hit due to harsh winter in the Valley. Mr. Taj said Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is very keen for the welfare of youth of the State and for this purpose Rs. 700 crore central package to strengthen sports infrastructure in the State is in pipeline. Under this package, he said, every panchayat would have a sports field and an indoor stadium would be constructed in every block of the State. He said sports equipments and accessories would also be provided to facilitate players. The camp was organized by J&K State Sports Council in collaboration with J&K Football Association. Young players from all across the State attended the coaching camp in which they were imparted training in games like athletics, hockey, football, kabaddi, handball and basketball. On the occasion, an exhibition match was played between the teams of Baramulla-XI and Forests-XI which was won by Forests-XI. Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Mr. G. A. Khawaja, Secretary, Sports Council, Mr. Dileep Thusoo, Deputy General Officer Commanding, 19th Infantry Division, Brig. J. Sindhu, DIG, CRPF and other senior officers of District administration, Police and Army were present on the occasion.