The new stadium site in Puri. (Image: Twitter@IPR_Odisha)
VK Pandian, the secretary to Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday visited the Puri stadium project site and supervised the ongoing works. He reviewed the project progress in detail and directed to expedite the completion.
Pandian said that it is the dream of Odisha CM to make Puri into a world-class heritage city with all suitable amenities.
He discussed with officials about the development of sports in Puri district.
“Puri town has a strong culture of akhadas and there is a lot of scope for development of sports like wrestling, weightlifting, bodybuilding, yoga, gymnastics, boxing etc,” Pandian said.
He asked the officials present to explore supporting the akhadas for sports development.
The project is a part of the ABHADA (Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture) scheme which intends to transform Puri into a world class heritage City. The new sports complex is being constructed with an overall budget of Rs 40 crore.
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