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ALIGARH, April 18: The Sports Authority, of India has considered the proposal submitted by the Aligarh Muslim University for constructing Astro-Turf under the Hockey Club of the University at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 crores.
According to information received at the University, the Sports Authority of India is taking necessary actions to get the estimate prepared by the CPWD. The project will be implemented under the overall supervision of the AMU Games Committee. In order to implement this project, the AMU will be signing a MoU with Sports Authority of India. This Synthetic Hockey Surface, once it is commissioned, will provide necessary fillip and improve the standard of hockey at the AMU. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis while congratulating Prof. Tariq Mansoor, Games Committee Secretary, and Prof. Jaowad Ali, President of Hockey Club for their efforts said that such modern and high-tech sports facilities at the University level bound to give a big fillip to sports of substance and contribute to the quality of world class sports in the country. The AMU can play once again a leading role in the resurgence of hockey to win back its pristine glory at the global level which the country enjoyed in previous decades, he added.
Since its inception, the University has been a nursery of outstanding sportsmen and players, and it has maintained this interest and tradition with fervour.
In the field of Hockey, Aligarh has produced several national stars including Mohammad Jafar Masood Minhas, Ali Saeed, Inamur Rehman and Govinda played for India. Abdul Qayyum, Anwar Ahmad Khan for Pakistan and Doraswamy for Malaysia. Zafar Iqbal was India's hockey captain in the mid 1980s. Guru Sewak Singh, Joginder Singh and Aslam Sher Khan were other distinguished players of Hockey.
(Dr. Rahat Abrar)
Public Relations Officer
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