Bhubaneswar, March 03: Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj today said Rs 4,124 crore has been allocated for the construction of block-level stadiums across Odisha.
The initiative aims to nurture sporting talent in every village and block, ensuring a strong foundation for the state’s sports ecosystem.
“Our primary focus is to enhance grassroots sports, nurture talent and provide quality training to the sportspersons, Minister Suraj said while holding a review meeting of the department at the Kalinga Stadium here.
The meeting focused on reviewing the master plan for the construction of block-level stadiums and development of grassroots sports ecosystem.
To promote grassroots-level sports, the CM Trophy competition has been introduced. International sporting events like the FIH Hockey Pro League have been successfully hosted at the Kalinga Stadium in recent times. Odisha’s athletes have also performed well in this year's National Games and Odisha secured a position among the top 15 states in the country in National Games.
The Minister said that Odisha’s sportspersons will continue to bring laurels by winning medals in national and international competitions.
In addition to infrastructural development, Suraj directed the department officials to expedite all the projects and ensure their timely execution.
Principal Secretary of Sports and Youth Services Department Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, Director Dipankar Mohapatra, Additional Secretary Bijay Kumar Swain and other senior officials were present in the meeting.
