The prestigious 15th All India Police lawn Tennis Championship (AIPlTC) – 2014-15 will be organised in Jharkhand from February 25 to 28. Chief Minister Raghubar Das will inaugurate the event at Mega Sports Complex in Ranchi on Wednesday.
Talking to the media persons on Tuesday, ADG cum Organising Committee Secretary Kamal Nayan Chaubey called it a great honour for the State that it has bagged the opportunity to organise the memorable event in Ranchi.
“CM Raghubar Das has given his consent to be the chief guest for the occasion who will also inaugurate the event on Wddnesday at Mega Sports Complex at Khelgaon in Ranchi,” said Chaubey.
According to Chaubey, it was for the first time that Jharkhand has been entrusted to organise the mega event the view of the extensive infrastructure of international standards available in the State as well as the ideal weather conditions for organising the event.
“The event will witness as many as 102 IPS officers coming from 23 different teams from across the country which will also comprise senior officials of ITBP, NSG as well as the CRPF,” he added. Jharkhand will be represented by two IPS officers Manoj Kaushik and Saket Kumar Singh during the tournament, said Chaubey.
To make it a memorable event, musical events on all four days will be organised at JAP-I ground in Doranda. A huge extra modern structure is also being raised especially for the three evenings with a capacity of around 600 esteemed guests from across the country, he said.
Starting with Sufi maestro Wadali Brothers on Wednesday, the musical event will be followed by Janab Shujat Khan’s Sitar vaadan and classical rendering of the great Pandit Chunnulal Mishra on February 26.
On the concluding day however, the state capital will witness the spellbound performance of the King of Ghazals, Ghulam Ali. The closing ceremony will be held at lawn Tennis Centre at Mega Sports Complex at 1pm on February 28.