Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KARGIL, Aug 20: Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan reviewed the status of implementation of sports works, approved under SDP, UT Sector and Capex budget.
The meeting was attended by the District Superintending Engineer PWD, Er Ved Prakash; Project Officer, Ghulam Muhammad, X-En REW Gulzar Hussain Munshi; X-En SVD, Sankoo Shabir Hussain; DYSSO Muhammad Hussain Rehnuma and representatives of R&B Division Kargil.
The CEC stressed officers to lay major focus on the procurement of sports equipments pertaining to winter sports like Ice Hockey, Archery disciplines and other schools related sports equipments.
He also underlined the need to develop infrastructure for augmenting sports like Ice Hockey and Archery in the district.
The DYSSO Kargil informed the meeting that Ice hockey rinks are being constructed at the sub-divisional levels. “Land has been identified for construction of sports stadium at TSG Block,” he informed.
DYSSO requested for providing of state land measuring about 5-6 kanals within Kargil Town for construction of Youth Hostel. The CEC assured him for positive consideration into the matter.
The CEC directed the Sports Officer to develop the existing ice hockey rinks at Drass so as to provide better facilities in the interest of promotion of the sports.
Meanwhile, Feroz A Khan instructed the concerned agencies to expedite the execution of the ongoing as well as the new works at all sports zones of the district.
He instructed for preparation of DPRs for development of required sports infrastructure by way of ground levelling, construction of courts, spectators’ staircases and fencing and compound walling and other allied works at all Higher Secondary Schools, High Schools, Middle and Primary Schools, identified by the DYSSO Kargil.
It was informed that all the modern facilities would be provided in the multi-storeyed Indoor stadium being constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 31.50 crore under SDP.
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