Adventure sports in Chennai
The social justice department oversees around 1,400 institutions, according to the inputs provided, of which 14 are in Chennai. “Sigaram Special Sports Skill Development Scheme is to be introduced as a pilot for Chennai and Thoothukudi hostel students.
Training related to yachting/sailing will be provided to students residing and studying in social justice college hostels in Chennai, and training related to kayaking and kite-surfing will be provided to students residing and studying in social justice college hostels in Thoothukudi,” said N Subbaiyan, secretary, social justice department. The state plans to identify interested and physically capable students and provide them with exposure and training in specialised sporting disciplines under Sigaram, one of two initiatives — the other being Dheeram — aimed at nurturing sporting talent among students in institutions run by the social justice department. A common procedure will be followed in both locations for student selection, phased implementation, training, and safety.
The selected students will be provided intensive training by the SDAT and prepared for district/state-level sports competitions,” said social justice department minister Vanni Arasu. “Students with interest in sports will be selected by the SDAT across hostels in all districts using standardised selection methods – individual sports such as the 30m flying start sprint and high jump, and team sports such as basketball, cricket, and football.