Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 21: On the initiative of BJP State president & MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma, 65 kanals of land got transferred for the construction of state of art Indoor Stadium, in the meeting of District Development Board and the letter for the same has been issued and handed over for the further transaction of business on the matter.
Sat Sharma, while addressing the gathering during the tour for the inspection of the site and taking the ground survey related to the matter, said that there was a long felt need for the playing ground for the children. He uttered the age old saying of “sound mind lives in sound body”, while emphasizing on the physical activities for the healthy growth of the future generations.
He said that due to the fast urbanization in all the major cities of India, the lack of planning has given to the paucity of space for the playing areas for the children.
Sat Sharma, while meeting the local residents of the area, who were long pressing for the construction of the Sports Stadium on the area being used by their children to play since decades together called up the Deputy Commissioner, Rajiv Ranjan to know the status of the land identified by the locals and called for the early resolution of the issue.
Sat, while speaking about the 65 kanal land identified by the Department, at the back side of Aashram, near Revenue complex in Ward No. 32 under Jammu West Constituency, said that the Stadium has been allotted about Rs 4 crore. He also issued Rs 10 lakh immediately out of his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the quick start up of the development work. He said that this will help in the upsurge of the sports activity in the area. He also said that the DPR for the project is ready and soon the tendering process will be started for the same.
Ayodhya Gupta, Jeet Angral, Sanjeev Sharma, Sat Pal Karlupia, Gurcharan Singh, Ankush Sharma and others were among the prominent persons who accompanied the MLA.
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