Astro-turf to be laid out in each Block of Sundergarh

Sundergarh:5/11/18:Addressing people of Sundergarh district during his visit, Chief Minister  Naveen Patnaik  announced establishment of Astro-Turfs in every block of the tribal district, in recognition of the district’s notable contribution for hockey and as a legacy of Hockey World Cup 2018 in Odisha.

This will make Sundergarh the first district with such large numbers of such facilities in the country. He lauded the region for producing many eminent sportspersons who have done the state and the country proud at national and international events. Highlighting efforts to host the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, he said that state is ready to successfully conduct the prestigious hockey World Cup and that it would inspire a new generation of players to come up and make Odisha proud.