BHU prepares work plan to promote participation in sports

Varanasi: The University Sports Board of Banaras Hindu University has prepared a massive work plan for mass sports participation of the students in compliance with the special direction of the vice chancellor

Prof Sudhir

Kumar Jain.

Prof Jain

, who believes that the complete development of students is only possible through sports participation, said that all the playfields will be strictly restricted for the outsiders and only students will be entitled to use the sports facility on the campus. He called upon all the students residing in the hostels as well as in the delegacy to come out and participate in any sports discipline in morning and evening sessions besides their academic activities.The vice president of the University Sports Board, Prof Dinesh Chandra Rai said that emphasis is being given on the mass sports participation of students and the playfields of different institutes/faculties have been redesignated. The playfield in front of Ruiya Hostel has been earmarked for the Institute of Medical Science and the faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan (SVDV). The playfield in front of Birla Hostel has been earmarked for the students of faculty of arts, faculty of social science, faculty of visual arts and faculty of performing arts, while the playfield in front of the Brocha Hostel has been allotted to the Institute of Science, Institute of Management Studies and Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development. (IESD). The playfield behind the students’ health center has been created for the Institute of Agricultural Science, faculty of

Law

and faculty of Commerce. The sports information of Mahila Mahavidyalaya, faculty of education and

Rajiv Gandhi South Campus

will also be enriched and students will be motivated to participate in different sports disciplines. The amphitheater ground will be utilised for only elite sports persons of different disciplines who can represent university, state and nation in national and international competitions.He said that the VC has given sanction to install flood lights at all the sports fields on the main campus as well as the RGSC. It will enable the students to practice up to late night. Four to five open air gym systems are being installed on the main campus and RGSC. The VC has directed all the directors/dean/principles to create a mass sports participation mechanism at the institution level. He also called upon the students for sports practices at their earmarked playfields.