A delegation of Physiotherapy Association of Uttarakhand led by its president SK Tyagi met the Uttarakhand Sports Minister Dinesh Aggarwal on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum, seeking creation of posts of physiotherapists in all the stadiums and sports colleges run by the health department.
It was specially highlighted in the memorandum that Uttarakhand being a newly created State, there is substantial scope for developing sports activities in the State. The high track stadiums have been developed in recent past and some of them are under- process.
In order to promote sports activities and give opportunity to youths of the State to excel in national and international sports championship, two sports colleges have been set up in the State. State’s cricket team is also playing well, the memorandum runs.
Outdoor games and indoor games are being held from time to time in these stadiums and sports colleges. The players often get injured while playing and they need full-fledged treatment to get back to the tracks in their fullest forms, the memorandum says, adding that dearth physiotherapist is coming in the way of the injured players exerting themselves in full to show their prowess on the ground. It urged the government to do the needful to boost sports.