Srinagar: Director National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal Friday inaugurated the Inter-semester sports week 2022, in which 16 teams from 8 semesters will be participating in the event.
The inaugural function was presided over by Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. Rakesh Sehgal, while Institute’s Registrar Prof. Syed Kaiser Bukhari, and Dean Students Welfare, Prof. Abdul Liman were special guests on the occasion.
Dr. Srinibash Mishra, SAS Coordinator was also present on the occasion. The tournament is being organized by the Department of Physical Education NIT Srinagar.
While inaugurating mega sports week, Prof. Sehgal applauded the role of the Physical Education Department in conducting sports activities around the year and assured his full cooperation for future projects.
He said regular participation in sports activities teaches us to plan ahead and see through the consequences of our actions.
“We need to quickly assess the situation, adjust, adapt and act accordingly. Being flexible and not carrying a fixed mindset,” Prof. Sehgal said.
Director NIT Srinagar assured the participant players of every possible support in terms of coaching and augmentation of their skills and performance.
Institute’s Registrar, Prof. Syed Kaiser Bukhari highlighted the benefits of sports and said that participation in sports activities promotes health and well-being.
“I appreciate all the students who are taking an active part in the tournament and in the future, we will organize more such sports tournaments on the campus,” he said.
Prof. Bukhari also appreciated the staff of the sports department. Over the past several years, NIT Srinagar has developed State-of-the-art sports facilities on campus and will continue to expand it,” he said.
Dean Students Welfare, Prof. Abdul Liman also appreciated the organizers and Director NIT Srinagar Prof. Sehgal for taking such initiatives for the promotion of sports in the Intuition.
On the occasion, Dr. Srinibash Mishra, SAS Coordinator expressed his gratitude to the NIT Srinagar administration for supporting such initiatives on the campus.
He said 16 teams including 8 boys and 8 girls from each semester are participating in the mega event. Students will play 8 games including Basketball, volleyball, Kabaddi, Tug of war, Table Tennis, Chess, and Carrom.
The tournament is being organized by Dr. Srinibash Mishra (SAS Coordinator), Kowsar Ali Mir (SAS Officer), Sohail Ahmad Baba (SAS Assistant), Abdul Gani Lone (Sr.Technician), Ghulam Hassan Dobhi (Sr. Technician), Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Office Attendant), Mohmmad Akbar Dar (Groundsman) and Habib Ullah Akhoon.
