Obstacle Course Inaugurated At Sainik School In Kodagu

Kushalnagar:

Air Vice Marshal P.J. Walia, Senior Officer-in-Charge Administration, Training Command, Indian Air Force, Bangalore and Chairman, Local Board of Administration, Sainik School Kodagu, chaired the 21st meeting of the Local Board of Administration of Sainik School here on  Oct. 29. 

The Chairman also inaugurated the Sangolli Rayanna Obstacle Course, which aims at training multiple fitness components of the cadets. This Obstacle Course will help in preparing them for SSB. In addition it will help in developing diversified skills and abilities like self-discipline, perseverance, courage, resourcefulness, self-reliance and teamwork among cadets.  

The Local Board of Administration Meeting was attended by Gp. Capt. R.R. Lall, Command Education Officer, Bangalore, Lt. Col. Seema Tripathi, Chief Coordinator, Prof. Y. Sreekanth, Principal, Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru, Prof. R. Shivappa, Registrar, University of Mysore, Vijay Kumar Swarnkar, Executive Engineer, CPWD, Mysore Central Division and P.S. Machado, DDPI, Kodagu district. 

Keeping in view the prevailing pandemic condition, Krishnaji S. Karichannavara, Director, Secondary Education, Karnataka State, Murthy, Under Secretary, Finance Department, Karnataka State and Dr. Jaibharat Madivaleppa Mangeshkar, Parent Member, attended the meeting online.  Col. Kannan, Principal and Member-Secretary, briefed all the training and administrative aspects of the school and the progress made in the past nine months. 

He said, ‘an obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles cadets must navigate usually while being timed. Obstacle course can include running, climbing, jumping, crawling and balancing elements with the aim of testing speed and endurance.’ The members deliberated and arrived at various policy decisions for future development of the school.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 05th, 2020

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