Chandigarh, April 25: THE water sports in the city have come to a standstill as there is no coach available at the 2000 metres international Sukhna Lake course.

The coach Arvind Sehgal is out of the city nowadays as he is training the rowers at the national coaching camp at Hyderabad for the 15th Asian Games to be held at Doha in the month of December.

Chandigarh Joint Director of Sports Dr J.P.S. Sidhu told the Sportline, "We have received applications for the post of a coach from some Arjuna awardees and experienced international rowers. The applications are under consideration and a new coach will be soon appointed." "The Sports Department will soon take some vital steps to make water sports popular in the schools of the city so that we can get some good performers in sub-junior and junior category also," Sidhu revealed.