 Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Reiterating concern over rising drug abuse cases, Team Jammu has alleged that shortage of qualified coaches and sports infrastructure is leading to rise in the menace across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Team Jammu Chairman, Zorawar Singh Jamwal said, “youth has a key role to play in nation building and any region or state with healthy youth makes it developed but unfortunately, in the recent past, rise in number of drug abuse cases in Jammu and Kashmir is a matter of concern.”
Singh said that almost all the states are focusing on youth by engaging them through mediums like skill development, entrepreneurship, capacity building programmes and sports. “But, it is very astonishing that Jammu and Kashmir is lacking behind in taking these initiatives for our youth especially in the field of sports, which is one of the major sources of developing an overall personality of youth,” said Jamwal adding that sports in this region, was never given the priority and the budding talent, especially those want to pursue sports as career, have no options to groom.”
As per reports, presently there are nearly 53 sports associations, which are affiliated/recognized by the J&K Sports Council but against them, there are around 55 coaches in different disciplines, serving across the Union Territory. |
