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CHANDIGARH, SEPT 24
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today approved the conceptual plan of 14 flood lit sports stadiums of International standards including eight multipurpose stadia, five hockey stadia, Punjab Institute of Sports and Punjab School of Sports to be constructed at the cost of Rs. 123 crore by August 15 next year.
Mr. Badal, who also holds the sports portfolio, approved the designs of multipurpose stadium to be constructed at Sports Stadium Bathinda, War Hero Stadium, Sangrur, outdoor stadium Hoshiarpur, Guru Nanak Stadium Amritsar, NM College Stadium Mansa, Government College Stadium Gurdaspur, Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar and Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana. The floodlit Hockey Stadiums would be constructed at Govt. Barjindra College, Faridkot, PAU Ludhiana, GNDU Amritsar and Burlton Park, Jalandhar besides Rs. 25 crore Stadium at Sector 63 Mohali.
It was a decided to provide flood light facilities in 10 stadiums at Faridkot, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur, Guru Nanak Stadium Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar and Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana to enable day and night matches, so that maximum public could enjoy these matches.
Mr. Badal approving the plans directed Secretary Sports PS Aujla to ensure that iInternational level construction firms should be given the responsibility of constructing these stadia. He informed that funds for the construction of these stadia have already been tied up with various agencies and tenders for these stadia would be floated by October 15, 2010. Mr. Badal said that he was determined to hold next World Cup Kabbadi and World Cup Hockey in the newly constructed floodlit stadia and it should be ensure that these stadiums are ready fully by 15th August, 2011.
Besides these stadiums the meeting also approved Regional Sports Centre and World Class Hockey stadium in Sector 63, Mohali for which funds would be provided by PUDA. The meeting also approved Punjab Institute of Sports to be constructed at Bathinda with the facilities of astroturf, synthetic tracks, and separate residential hostels for boys and girls, school building with teaching facilities from class IV to class XII and a separate college for the students. The estimated cost of this project has been pegged at Rs. 40 crores.
To ensure the speedy completion of these projects different agencies including Bathinda Development Authority, Mandi Board, Punjab PWD, Improvement Trust Jalandhar, GLADA, PIDB, and Punjab Sports Council have been given responsibility to fund and construct stadiums in a time bound manner.
Mr. Badal directed that the Secretary Sports would lay the strict quality control standards and Punjab State Sports Council would monitor the construction of these stadiums. The construction agencies of various departments would not charge any departmental charges for the execution of these projects.
Prominent amongst those who attend the meeting included Mr. Viswajeet Khanna, Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. P.S.Aujla , Secretary Sports, Mr. Manvesh Singh Sidhu, Additional Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Pargat Singh, Director Sports and Mr. S.L.Lotey, Assistant Director Sports.
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