Jammu to soon have vital facelift in sports infrastructure
Yash Khajuria 12/25/2012 7:08:00 PM
According
to the sources, “with all important documents pertaining to the project have
already been submitted to the state government for final approval, the
modalities for the ambitious multi-purpose sports complex project are in the
final phase”. “The process of inviting tenders from various firms to allot the
construction has also been completed, he added.
Indeed
they said that it was decided to upgrade the existing infrastructure for
important disciplines in a phased manner in the previous meeting of the
Standing Committee of the J&K State Sports Council, held under the
chairmanship of Sports Minister, R S Chib.
Mohammad
Afzal Malik, Administrative Officer, J&K State Sports Council, said,
“Financial powers which have been vested with Secretary, Sports Council, give
us the authority to spend up to Rs 2 crore.”
“The
Pavilion Block at KK Hakhu Stadium will be constructed at the cost of Rs 20-30
lacs. Similarly, a skating rink would be constructed at the same place at the
cost of Rs 40-50 lacs while Rs 30 lacs has been earmarked for construction of
international Kabaddi play field,” Afzal added.
“As
far as approval to start construction work is concerned, the project is
estimated to cost between Rs 6 to 8 crore which is beyond the financial powers
of Secretary, Sports Council. A decision in this regard is to be taken by the
state government and we are hopeful that something positive would come out
soon,” he said.
The
Union Sports Ministry, under its ambitious National Sports Development Fund
(NSDF) scheme had sanctioned a special financial package to the tune of Rs 6
crore for construction of a state-of-the-art multi-purpose sports complex. The
complex once completed will cater to the disciplines of Gymnastics, Wu-Shu,
Squash, Wrestling etc.
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