Chennai, January 28th
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced a horde of measures with a total investment of over Rs. 40 crores, which includes construction of new complexes for hockey and athletics.
Jayalalithaa approved Rs. six crore each to set up a hockey ground of "international standards" at Madurai and an eight-track synthetic athletics facility at Tiruchirappalli, an official release here said.
At Madurai, the hockey ground will also be equipped with synthetic turf, floodlights and other modern facilities and the effort at Tiruchirappalli was aimed at promoting athletics,according to reports.Further, basketball courts with modern facilities will come up at Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai and Tiruchirappalli at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore while Jayalalithaa approved Rs. 6000 each for over 3200 sportspersons with potential to make them win laurels in international competitions,.Among others, she allocated Rs. 30 crore for construction of indoor stadia with audience amenities and other facilities in20 districts of the state. The work will initially be implemented in five districts with an investment of Rs. 7.5 crore.
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