Haryana to set up state sports authority

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Sports Authority on the pattern of Sports Authority of India would soon be set up to promote games on large scale in the State.



This was stated by Gopal Kanda, State Minister for Home, Industries and Sports at Sirsa today. He said that Haryana Sports Authority would look after the work of construction of stadia and their maintenance, besides conducting various sports activities in the State. A sum of Rs.56 crore was being spent for the promotion of sports in the State during the current financial year, he added.

He pointed out that more sports nurseries and sports wings were being set up in the State. The sportspersons of Haryana were fully prepared for taking part in the ensuing commonwealth games. They were being imparted training at various places. It was a matter of pride for the state that commonwealth games would commence from CRPF stadium at village Kadarpur in district Gurgaon.

Kanda said that law and order situation in the State was much better. The Police Department was being provided more facilities to further beef-up law and order in the State.

In reply to a question regarding protection of women, Kanda said that women police station would soon be set up at district level to protect the rights of women. The complaints of women were being registered on priority basis in the general police stations.

Speaking on the development of district Sirsa, the Minister said that Sirsa would be an model district in the State in the matter of development. A number of new development projects of crores of rupees were in the pipeline and on the completion of these projects the Sirsa district would certainly become a leading district of the State.