The 60th National Junior Volleyball Competition for under-17 boys and girls will be held at the Pavilion Ground in Dehradun from November 18 to 23. Chief minister Harish Rawat is slated to inaugurate the competition while Union HRD minister Smriti Irani has also been invited to the event.
Additionally, cricket MS Dhoni, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, hockey player Vandana Kataria and others have also been invited as special guests. The State School Education and Student Welfare minister Mantri Prasad Naithani chaired a meeting with officials here on Tuesday to review preparations for this competition.
Addressing the officials, the minister said that about 1,200 players, coaches, managers and officials of school games federation from about 40 units across the nation are expected to participate in the 60th National Junior Volleyball Competition. He directed officials to ensure proper arrangements for the players and others coming to Dehradun from across the nation to participate in the competition. He directed the police officers to ensure proper security arrangements at the Pavilion Ground and the places where the players will stay. The Dehradun chief medical officer was directed to make necessary arrangements to facilitate medical care for the participants. While the Jal Sansthan officials were directed to facilitate clean drinking water for the players, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun was accorded the responsibility of maintaining civic sanitation in and around Pavilion Ground and the places where the players stay.
The minister directed the Sports department officials to spruce up the Pavilion Ground, filling up the holes and leveling the ground. Transportation facility for the participants was also discussed in the meeting. Naithani directed the Education director to form various committees for the organisation of the national competition. Boarding the lodging facilities should be arranged for about 1,500 people. About 40 buses should be arranged for at the railway station and ISBT and one official should be designated for receiving and escorting each team to its place of boarding and lodging. Officials were also directed to seek the assistance of NCC cadets and NSS volunteers.