ISB Gets Renovated Football Ground
The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) has wrapped up a massive renovation of the school’s football ground in Isa Town campus. The renovated football field was dedicated to the Indian School at a ceremony in the campus on Saturday. The total cost of the project is estimated to be around BD 26,000 and the work was fully taken over by M/s Santy Excavations and Construction Company based in Bahrain who did it as a sponsorship to the school. For years the football field has been a dustbowl which hindered sports and other activities. All the work to make the surface a play worthy area in the past yielded limited success. With the help and support of the parents and community members, the school has now accomplished the renovation of the football ground. In a simple thanks giving function held in the Isa Town campus, Santy Excavations and Construction Company Managing Director R Ramesh handed over the sponsorship document to the school. ISB Hon.Chairman Prince S Natarajan received the documents from R Ramesh. ISB Hon. Secretary Saji Antony, Executive Committee Members Adv. Binu Mannil Varughese, Rajesh MN, Ajayakrishnan V, Saji George, Principal VR Palaniswamy, Riffa Campus Principal Pamela Xavier, Staff Representative Johnson K Devassy, community leaders Muhammad Hussain Malim, Vipin PM, Boban Idiculla , Vice-Principals, staff of Physical Education Department, Head Teachers, HoDs and Coordinators attended the ceremony. The well-constructed football field is now connected with the main drainage system which prevents flooding on the ground during rainy season. R Ramesh is a parent of the school who voluntarily came forward and agreed to renovate the entire football ground as part of his Corporate Social Responsibility and his keenness to support the school. Football coach R Chinnasamy and Physical Education HoD Saikat Sarkar coordinated the work during the summer holidays. Expressing gratitude to Santy Excavations and Construction Company Managing Director R Ramesh who made the renovated football ground possible, ISB Chairman Prince S Natarajan said the new facility will bring better results for the school in sports arena. We are excited to move forward with other renovation works of the school auditorium and the walkway thanks to other contributors. The football field renovation will have positive impact both for our school students and the community, said Prince S Natarajan. The upgrades will also allow for expanded use of the football field by the school’s physical education department, school band and other sports teams’, Prince Natarajan added. The asphalted football ground will make the school environment dust free which in turn will enable smooth conduct of sports activities. The ground has now more space for transport operations and prevent water- logging. EC Member Finance Adv Binu Mannil Varughese in his address thanked R Ramesh for undertaking such a huge project as donation. Community leader Mohammed Hussain Malim lauded the efforts of everyone associated with the project. Principal V R Palaniswamy appreciated the efforts of the parent community who came forward to support the school. EC Member Sports Rajesh M N thanked everyone for their support for this noble venture and added that this will go a long way to develop sports infrastructure in the school. The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) is into the 70th year of its meaningful existence. Major infrastructure, academic and cultural projects are planned to celebrate the 70th year . The first major project to mark this occasion has been the renovation and face-lift of the school football ground in the Isa Town campus.