Gariaband District Collector Niranjan Das stated, “Holding sports events is going to make youths interested towards various sports which would help nurture fresh talent. The Kabaddi competition organised by the village has filled youths with enthusiasm and competitive spirit.”
Addressing the conclusion ceremony of a Kabaddi tournament organised here in village Baarula, Das said along with entertainment such competitions also keep people healthy and fit.
Congratulating residents of the village for successfully holding such competition in the village, the Collector said the move is going to turn interest of youths towards sports particularly in a game like Kabaddi.
Meanwhile, he also suggested farmers to do cultivation of lentils and take up other crops for cultivation instead of only sowing paddy in this Rabi season.
The Collector also told the farmers to take guidance from experts of Agriculture Department to derive maximum profit from sale of crops in this Rabi season.
Calling upon villagers to unite themselves with ‘Clean India Campaign’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Das asked the villagers to construct toilet in their houses and inculcate the practice of using toilet for making their village open defecation free.
He also gave detailed information about the scheme being run by the government for promoting construction of toilet in every house.
Presiding over the ceremony, Gariaband Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kamble highlighted the importance of sports in the life of an individual.
Notably, in the two-day sports event, players from Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Bastar, Kondagaon, Gariaband and players from villages in Odisha also participated.