₹1.8-crore kabaddi court to come up at Kumarasamy Lake bund in Coimbatore

A kabaddi tribunal built to planetary standards volition beryllium established astatine Kumarasamy Lake, locally known arsenic Muthannankulam, adjacent R.S. Puram successful Coimbatore astatine a outgo of ₹1.8 crore.

The installation volition travel up connected a vacant onshore adjacent the multi-sports turf precocious developed connected the water premises. According to Corporation officials, the turf-laying enactment was carried retired astatine a outgo of ₹60 lakh and the installation is acceptable for use. The tract earmarked for the kabaddi tribunal volition beryllium cleared and prepared for construction.

The task is aimed astatine creating dedicated infrastructure for kabaddi and providing a imperishable venue for grooming and competitions for section younker and sports enthusiasts. Officials said the installation would promote greater information successful sports among youngsters.

Kumarasamy Lake is among the 9 h2o bodies rejuvenated by the Coimbatore Corporation nether the Smart Cities Mission. During the rejuvenation works undertaken successful 2021, the Corporation removed encroachments on the eastbound and bluish bunds and successful parts of the h2o dispersed area, improving the tank’s retention capableness and expanding the h2o dispersed country to 20,870 sq. m.

The Corporation spent astir ₹31 crore connected the improvement of Kumarasamy Lake and Selvampathy Lake. The works included the instauration of walking tracks on the bunds, children’s play areas, landscaping and different nationalist amenities.