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As a result the physical education colleges are facing the threat of closure.He asked the sports and youth empowerment minister to initiate steps to appoint physical education teachers in all schools and colleges. This will help creation of sports facilities in all parts of the state, he added.Sports and youth empowerment minister Pramod Madhwaraj , district minister Vinay Kulkarni, KOA president Govindraj and deputy commissioner S B Bommanahalli spoke. "Every educational institution should have a physical education instructors" he said.Firing rangeThe home minister announced that his department will ensure construction of a firing range in Dharwad during next academic year. The state has synthetic tracks in 13 stadiums but they are not sufficient. He said most of the schools and colleges in the state do not have physical education teachers and in the absence of employment opportunities, the youths are not opting for BPEd and DPEd courses..