STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Draw of lots for distributing the teams into groups and rehearsal ceremony for the opening ceremony of the championship were held after the meeting chaired by ADGP Armed J&K S.J.M Gillani to review the final arrangements and preparations for the smooth and successful conduct of 71st B.N Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2022-23 hosted by Jammu and Kashmir Police from 11th-21st March 2023 at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar.
During the meeting, Draws of Lots was held in which teams were distributed into eight groups viz Group (A)-Group (H).
In the Group (A) teams of CRPF, SSB, Sikkim and Chhattisgarh have been placed. Similarly, teams of West Bengal Police, HP Police, Chandigarh and RPF in Group (B), CISF, Maharashtra, Odisha and ITBP in Group (C), Mizoram Police, Gujarat Police, Jharkhand and MP in Group (D), Assam Rifles, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Puducherry in Group (E), Punjab Police, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Telangana in Group (F), Kerala Police, Arunachal Police, Bihar and J&K in Group (G) and BSF, Haryana, Delhi, Assam and Goa in Group (H) have been placed.
Gillani divulged that football teams from across the country are participating in the championship.
He directed the managing staff that even small things relating to conduct of the event should be flawless and carried out meticulously in all respect.
He further directed that all the arrangements must be put in place for the opening and closing of the championship and participation of public, students and civil society members should be ensured.
Later on, dress rehearsal was conducted by the participating teams for the opening ceremony scheduled tomorrow on 12th of March 2023.