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Rural stadiums to be ready by 2018
To develop and create sports stadiums and rural sports infrastructure facilities in every Assembly constituency in the state, the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), as part of its policy, is planning to develop 10 rural stadiums by 2018 in the district and already completed 4 rural stadiums, costing Rs 2 crore each.
Anantapur: To develop and create sports stadiums and rural sports infrastructure facilities in every Assembly constituency in the state, the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), as part of its policy, is planning to develop 10 rural stadiums by 2018 in the district and already completed 4 rural stadiums, costing Rs 2 crore each.
Highlights:
- Each stadium to be constructed with a cost of Rs 2.1 crore
- Construction of 4 stadiums already completed
- Infra to boost rural talent, says Collector Veera Pandian
In the first phase, the SAAP sanctioned four green field stadiums in the district in identified four Assembly constituencies at a cost of Rs 2.1 crore each. The 4 stadiums include the Assembly constituencies of Kalyandurg, Singanamala, Raptadu and Penukonda. Also Rs 8.4 crore for the construction of four more stadiums at Narpala in Singanamala constituency, Kalyandurg town in Kalyandurg constituency, Ramagiri in Raptadu constituency and Penukonda town in Penukonda constituency had been set apart.
Besides, Rs 15 crore had been released for the construction of Kodi Ramamurthy stadium in the city and construction is in progress. In all, 10 stadiums will be constructed by the end of December 2018. The district has 14 Assembly constituencies. In a phased manner, all 14 Assembly constituencies in the district would be covered as part of a plan to develop sports infrastructure in all constituencies in the state, particularly in rural areas.
Already two stadiums in Kalyandurg and Ramagiri had been completed and inaugurated while the one in Narpala is set for inauguration. The one at Penukonda is nearing completion and will be ready for inauguration soon. The sports facilities in the stadiums include indoor stadium, pavillion building, shopping complex and play fields for basketball, volleyball, lawn tennis, kabaddi, kho-kho, cricket and 200 metre athletic track. Housing project director Chatta Veerabhadra Prasad is overseeing the construction of stadiums in the district.
District Sports Authority chairman and Collector Veera Pandian told The Hans India that four stadiums, all in rural areas built by the SAAP would boost rural sports and raise several sportsmen and women. Every constituency in the district would get one as part of the government policy to give a boost to sports infrastructure in the district. He called upon all sports lovers to take full advantage of the sports facilities in the district and help groom rural sports persons and talent.
District Sports Development Officer Sreenivas told The Hans India that youngsters in rural areas are highly talented and energetic. One can see young boys and girls playing cricket without sports kits. The rural youth can be seen using tree vertical branch stems as wickets and similar wooden sticks resembling a bat and playing the game with utmost dedication.
If the rural youth are given basic facilities, tools, kits and required infrastructure, the youth would excel in sports, he opined. The rural stadiums in future will galvanise the youth to the stadiums and new talent will be emerging out of the rural heartland. The SAAP will do its level best to boost rural talent.
By Ravi P Benjamin
