Published By: Aakash Biswas
Last Updated: February 28, 2024, 10:10 IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. (Photo: File)
Patnaik stated the Barabati Stadium can be redeveloped right into a world-class sports activities advanced with all the fashionable services in partnership with BCCI, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and corporates.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated on Tuesday that the redevelopment of the historic Barabati Cricket Stadium in Cuttack and laid the muse stone for the redevelopment of the VSS cricket stadium in Sambalpur.
Patnaik added that the Barabati Stadium can be redeveloped right into a world-class sports activities advanced with all the fashionable services in partnership with BCCI, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and corporates.
At the identical time, contemplating the legacy of the stadium, the long-lasting clock tower can be conserved as a heritage construction.
The Chief Minister additionally stated that the VSS stadium in Sambalpur can be expanded and developed with the perfect cricket services for the cricketers in the area.
Patnaik additionally inaugurated cricket services on the Berhampur Sports Complex; Shree Jagannath Cricket Stadium and Women’s Cricket Academy, Puri; Sports Complex, Jajpur; Cricket Ground, Jharsuguda, and 41 cricket academies developed throughout the state by OCA.
He introduced that the stadium in Berhampur can be named as Mahatma Gandhi Cricket Stadium in reminiscence of Gandhiji’s go to to this place throughout the freedom motion.
“The focus on cricket by the state government and OCA, will help in creating a good ecosystem for emergence of champions from the state in the coming years. Sports is a priority area for the government to enable youth empowerment and Odisha is now recognised as a major destination for sports in the country. All the sports infrastructure and training facilities being created will attract more children towards sports,” the Chief Minister stated.
The authorities can even create an built-in sports activities advanced at Sitalapalli, Berhampur, which is able to embrace services for athletics, soccer, cricket, indoor stadium and so on to cater to the wants of the sportspersons in the area.
Patnaik additionally inaugurated the Ganjam Weightlifting Academy together with the 200-seated hostel making it the most important weightlifting coaching facility in the nation.
The Chief Minister on Tuesday additionally inaugurated and laid the muse stone of a number of different sports activities infrastructure initiatives throughout the state.
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