Punjab expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat: Chief Secretary
Punjab is expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat, out of which 17.14 lakh metric tons have already been acquired, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday.
Spearheaded by skipper Mumtaz Khan, (three goals), Uttar Pradesh commended their campaign with a facile 7-0 win over Chhattisgarh in the Girls Hockey competition of the Khelo India School Games at Dhyan Chand stadium New Delhi on Thursday.
In the first match of the day in Pool A Haryana over powered Jharkhand 4-2, while in the afternoon Punjab had to wage a battle before downing Chandigarh 3-1 in Pool B.
For Uttar Pradesh who led 3-0 at half time, besides Mumtaz Khan, the other goal scorers were Simran Singh (2) ,Sawarnika and Vinamrta Yadav (one each) were the goal scorers.
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Playing in pool A, Uttar Pradesh served notice to their rivals with a super display of attacking game and outpaced their rivals in all departments of the game.
Chhattisgarh players put up a good resistance for first 18 minutes but once they conceded a goal in the 19th minute they became defensive allowing Uttar Pradesh to take over the possession of the mid field.
Uttar Pradesh strikers took full advantage and surged ahead in the 19th through Sawarnika, Vinamrata made it 2-0 and then Mumtaz converted a penalty corner to make it 3-0. In the second session the winners pumped in four more to complete the rout.
Earlier Haryana outpaced Jharkhand and converted two penalty corner to lead 2-0 at half time. The winners pumped in two more goals before conceding two in the dying minutes of the game,
Captain Sharmila scored two goals while Nidhi and Anu chipped in with a goal each. For the losers Ropni Kumari and Subhani Bhengra scored a goal each to reduce the margin.
In the third match a brace by Harpreet Kaur enabled Punjab overcome Chandigarh 3-1
Chandigarh took the lead through Akshita Yadav in the 26th minute but Harprret Kaur drew parity for Punjab just before half time.
In the second session Harpreet converted a penalty corner in 55th minute to make it 2-1 and six minutes before the end Simranjeet Kaur made it 3-1 to seal the match in Punjab’s favoure.
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