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University students volunteer for World
Classical Tamil Conference
COIMBATORE: An orientation
programme for students of Bharathiar University
and its affiliated colleges who will be involved
as volunteers in the World Classical Tamil
Conference will be held at the university on May
13. Six committees have been formed with student
and teacher volunteers. The committees are as
follows: reception, accommodation, guest care,
food, conference, and health care and
procession, Vice-Chancellor of the university C.
Swaminathan told news agencies here. The
student volunteers would assist those who are
part of the main committees formed by the
government. “Over 3,000 students have registered
for the purpose and 1,200 have been shortlisted
to act as volunteers. Likewise, 130 teachers
have also been chosen to lead the students in
the activities they will be involved with
respect to their committees,” Co-ordinator R.
Venkatapathy, said. The food committee would
have the maximum number of volunteers to the
tune of 600. The rest of the committees would
have a maximum of 150 students. Explaining the
itinerary of the orientation, Mr. Venkatapathy
said: “The students will be allotted committees.
Officials from the office of the World Classical
Tamil Conference in Coimbatore will photograph
the students and with the address proof make
identity cards during the orientation.” Officer
on Special Duty for the Tamil Conference S.
Prabhakaran would conduct the orientation for
the students in the morning. They would be told
the theme and purpose of the conference, the
delegates' profile, and the work involved on the
whole. Orientation regarding their contribution
with regard to the specific duties of the
respective committees would also be explained. A
separate orientation for NSS Programme Officers
would be held in the afternoon. This would be
conducted by City Police Commissioner C.
Sylendra Babu.
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The orientation would focus on the traffic and safety
regulations that would involve the movement of
participants for the four days and most importantly the
procession of the floats that would be held on day one
of the conference. The Programme Officers would in turn
orient the 5,000 volunteers who would be involved in the
crowd regulation work. The main focus would be on the
route of the procession that would begin at V.O.C. Park
and terminate at the conference venue. The orientation
programme would be inaugurated by District Collector P.
Umanath. Mr. Swaminathan would preside. Students have
been asked to report at the Dr. Usha Kirtilal Mehta
Convention Centre for the morning session that would
begin at 10 a.m.
