“Tourism deptt to construct all-weather swimming pool”

Director Tourism Kashmir Tasaduq Jeelani Sunday gave away mementos, certificates to over 100 youth for successfully completing 3-month swimming course at Water Sports Centre Nigeen.  

The camp was organized in collaboration with Swim and Survive Society.

   

The department organized swimming coaching camp at Nigeen Water Sports Center in the month of June for non-swimmers which received overwhelming response from the locals especially children.

Director Tourism Kashmir said the department would construct all weather swimming pool in Srinagar to provide round-the-year facility for the youth and also train youth at many other places.

“In the absence of swimming pools, youth venture into rivers and lakes without any life saving equipment which has proven fatal for them. We feel very sad to hear of drowning incidents in many parts of the Valley. But we will continue to train youth in swimming and send some of them outside the state for advance training so that they learn advance rescue skills also who can be used during any eventuality,” said Tasaduq.

While assuring that the department would continue coaching classes at Nigeen, he said the water sports center would be further augmented with latest equipment and more manpower.

He said that the best swimmers who after learning swimming during the camp crossed Nigeen Lake would be suitably awarded and felicitated during the upcoming Kashmir Festival.

President Adventure Tour Operators Association of Kashmir (ATOAOK) Rauf Tramboo was also present at the function.

Syed Abbas Zadie was adjusted younger rescuer, Qazi Kawsar Manzoor was adjusted best swimmer after learning in the camp, Sameem Makhdoomi and Omer Tariq were adjusted best swimmers; Zeeshan Mushtaq was declared the best swimmer of the season, Hamid Mustafa Munshi, Syed Mohammad Hassan Zadie and Sheikh Moazam Bin Tariq were adjusted long distance swimmers. Sheikh Momin Bin Tariq, Mohammad Jasim, Mohammad Eisa, Mohammad Ibrahim, Musaib Showkat, Mohammad Arhaan and Hammad Hussain Wani were given award of appreciation for their consistent performance.

Riyaz Wani, Abid Amin Bhat were technical experts who provided training to the students while as other volunteers assisted them.

Swim N Survive Society President Er. Mushtaq Wani, Sr Vice-President Dr Sheikh Tariq, Vice President Syed Shahid Zadie, Joint Secretary Zahid Iqbal and Secretary Yasir Makhdoomi were present on the valedictory function.

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