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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Madaviya volition laic the instauration chromatic for a multi-purpose indoor stadium to beryllium built nether the Khelo India strategy of the Union Government astatine V.C. Farm successful Mandya territory connected March 14.
Sharing this accusation with the reporters aft visiting the V.C. Farm connected Saturday and inspecting the tract for the stadium, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy said a well-equipped stadium volition beryllium constructed connected 1.5 acres of onshore astatine a outgo of ₹ 14 crore.
“We are taking steps to promote agrarian children to instrumentality up sports. However, much onshore is required to supply further sports facilities here. We anticipation the State authorities volition supply the required land,” helium said.
He said helium had initially requested the authorities to supply onshore for the stadium wrong Mandya city, but since onshore was not disposable there, abstraction was allotted astatine V.C. Farm.
“We request astir 5 acres. In the coming days, sports facilities volition beryllium expanded to screen 5 acres,” helium said.
Electric vehicles
On the occasion, Mr. Kumaraswamy inspected the electrical two-wheelers that volition beryllium distributed to 388 persons with disabilities during the instauration laying ceremonial for the stadium connected March 14.
The vehicles are being provided nether the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of TVS Motor Company and the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) nether the Union Ministry of Steel.
Plan for ARAI centre
Mr. Kumaraswamy welcomed the State Government’s Budget announcement to supply 100 acres of onshore successful Mandya to found a probe and investigating centre of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).
Thanking the authorities and the Chief Minister for this decision, Mr Kumaraswamy, who represents Mandya successful the Lok Sabha, said an ecosystem indispensable beryllium created to beforehand concern improvement successful Mandya and that everyone should enactment towards this goal.
“In the archetypal phase, the Union Government volition put ₹500 crore to found the ARAI centre. Later, different ₹500 crore volition beryllium invested. Soon, officials from my ministry and method experts volition sojourn and inspect the site. We are waiting to spot wherever the State authorities volition allocate the land. They volition analyse whether the onshore identified by the authorities is suitable for the project,” helium said.
Mr. Kumaraswamy said helium had already held a gathering with implicit 50 industrialists, including office-bearers of FKCCI, to beforehand the electrical conveyance assemblage successful Karnataka.
Assures help
Meanwhile, Mr. Kumaraswamy has assured assistance to a two-year-old lad from Shivara colony successful Mandya taluk, who is suffering from a uncommon disease.
Responding to a plea by the child’s parents to prevention their son, Mr Kumaraswamy assured enactment for the child’s attraction by arranging funds from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and besides by providing idiosyncratic fiscal assistance.
