Odisha Sports’ New Era

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): To boost the development of infrastructure for sports in Odisha, the Government today decided to build 89 multipurpose indoor stadiums. During the State Cabinet meeting, it was decided to construct the multipurpose indoor stadiums at the cost of Rs 693.35 crores within 18 months.

The 89 multipurpose indoor stadiums will be constructed under the State-Level Sports Infrastructure Development Project. Official sources said the indoor stadiums will have facilities for sports such as badminton, table tennis, weightlifting and gymnasium. Besides, the multipurpose indoor stadiums will function as shelters during the natural calamities like cyclone and flood. The stadiums will be able to resist wind speed around 200 km/hr, the official sources informed.

During pandemic these multipurpose indoor stadiums will also function as 50-bed hospital in NAC areas and 100-bed hospital in municipal areas. The government also aims to use these stadiums to organize training programmes, official meetings and exam centres, official sources added.