Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 29: Defeating IGP-XI convincingly in the title clash, Engineers-XI clinched the title trophy of the 1st CCDU T-20 Invitational Cricket Tournament at University ground here today.
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary was the chief guest on the valedictory function, who distributed prizes among the winners and runners-up teams.
Terming water as the most valuable resource on the earth, Mr Choudhary sought peoples’ cooperation in conservation of water resources saving every drop of water.
The Minister was speaking at the valedictory function of 1st CCDU T-20 Invitational Cricket Tournament at University playground today.
Dwelling in detail the aim of organizing the tournament, Sham Choudhary said that it is the responsibility of every citizen to save every drop of water and keep the water bodies neat and clean for future generations.
Complimenting the winning team, the Minister also appreciated the runner-up and participating teams for their performance. He said that the participants in the tournament would play ambassadors’ role in spreading the message about the importance of conservation and preservation of water resources and its judicious use.
The Minister gave away trophies and mementos among the winner and runners-up teams. He also presented medals to man of the match and man of the series Provin Bhat, best bowler, Anil Raina and best batsman Sunil Sharma.
The 8-day tournament was organized by the Communication & Capacity Development Unit (CCDU) in which four teams viz. Engineer-XI, IGP-XI, Div Com-XI and Media-XI participated. The theme of the tournament was “Jal hai to kal hai”.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Dr M K Bhandari, Secretary PHE M Raju, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Rajeev Ranjan, Chief Engineers, PHE and allied Wings, Executive Director, Communication & Capacity Development Unit, besides large number of sports lovers were present on the occasion to witness the final of the tournament.
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