Punjab
Governor and Administrator visited Sports Complex, Sector 42
Chandigarh
Hon'ble Governor,
Punjab-cum-Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore visited Sports
Complex, Sector 42, Chandigarh today to review the existing sports facilities
and scope of work. He was accompanied by Adviser to the Administrator Sh. Parimal
Rai. Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Secretary Sports, Chandigarh, Sh. Tejdeep
Singh Saini, PCS, Director Sports, Chandigarh, Dr. Mahender Singh, Joint
Director Sports, Chandigarh, Sh. Ravinder Singh, DSO, Chandigarh were also
present during the visit. Ms. Lalita Sharma, Regional Director, Sports
Authority of India (Northern Region), Sh. Mukesh Anand, Chief
Engineer-cum-Special Secretary, Engineering Department, Chandigarh and Sh.
Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Chandigarh were also present on the
occasion. Administrator reviewed the existing sports facility in the
Complex viz. Football Ground, Volleyball Ground, Hockey Stadium as well as
Six-a-Side Hockey Ground, Lawn Tennis Courts, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi Ground, Indoor
Basketball Hall, Badminton Hall, Boxing Hall, Weightlifting Hall and Sports
Hostel for Football, Hockey and Cricket Residential Academies’
trainees. The entire Sports Complex, Sector 42 is spread over 91 acres
approximately and the Administrator ventured to cover the entire facilities. He
also played Tennis, Basketball and enjoyed Boxing activity. VP Singh Badnore, well known for his passion for sports was
satisfied with the existing sports facilities but expressed that there is
always a scope for improvement. In tandem with ambitious “Khelo India”,
endeavour of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India, the
Administrator expressed his keen interest to develop “Sports for all” i.e.
recreational sports for development of sports & physical culture as
well as ‘Sports for Excellence’ i.e. professional sports in the city. The
Administrator approved the following projects & up-gradation of the
existing facilities at sports complex, sector 42 as following: • Provision
of flood lights at the tennis courts as well as reconstruction of Tennis Clay
courts, • Air conditioning of Indoor
Basketball hall as well as construction of 2 outdoor synthetic Basketball
courts, change of direction of football ground as well as construction of
pavilion • Replacement of Astroturf at the six-a-side hockey ground • Construction of approach
road to tennis and handball courts, • Construction of change rooms/store room/toilets in between tennis and
kho kho courts. • Beautification of N-choe area keeping the natural surroundings intact • The Administrator also
desired to expedite the 3 Khelo India Projects of international standards
viz. Synthetic hockey field, all weather indoor 50 m swimming pool and an
indoor multi -purpose hall at the designated areas at sports complex sector 42.
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