Sports infrastructure gets Rs1.3 crore boost as minister opens two facilities in Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Punjab cabinet minister for local govt, industries and commerce and power and investment promotion, Sanjeev Arora, inaugurated different development projects worth around Rs 1.7 crore in the city on Friday.The projects inaugurated on Friday included a multi-purpose sports park near Children Day (backside civil hospital), established at a cost of around Rs 91 lakh; redeveloped Vishwakarma Park on Jaimal Singh Road at a cost of around Rs 38 lakh; and laying of sewer lines in SAS Nagar, backside of Dholewal Military Complex, at a cost of around Rs 45 lakh.Cabinet minister Arora said that the multi-purpose sports park was established by transforming the site, which was lying in ruins for decades and used as a garbage dumping site. Four grounds have been established in the sports park, including a cricket ground (box cricket), Pickleball, Volleyball and Basketball. The sports park was established at a cost of around Rs 91 lakh.Quality sports infrastructure has now been established at the site, which will develop the culture of sports among youth and push them away from the menace of drugs. The sports facility would be available free of cost for the residents. While inaugurating the sports park, Cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora also played sports with youngsters.Later, cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora inaugurated the redeveloped Vishwakarma Park on Jaimal Singh Road (on Gill Road). Badminton and Basketball courts have also been established in the park to promote sports and healthy living. The park was redeveloped at a cost of around Rs 38 lakh.Further, cabinet minister Arora launched the project to lay sewer lines in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar, situated at the backside of Dholewal Military Complex. The project is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 45 lakh.Development projects worth crores are also being taken up across the city to develop quality infrastructure at large.Developing sports infrastructure is part of the bigger goal to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Yudh Nashian Virudh, and encourage the youth towards sports and healthy living.MSID:: 129702362 413 |