The Hindu : Sport : Five-year development plan approved

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Thursday, Oct 06, 2005

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Five-year development plan approved

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Finance Committee of Sports Authority of India (SAI), which met recently under the chairmanship of Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan, approved a Five-Year Action Plan for development of sports infrastructure in field units of SAI as part of preparation of Indian sportspersons for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

A proposal for construction of a 100 bed hostel for elite women sportspersons at Southern Centre, Bangalore, completion of remaining work of partly constructed girls hostel at SAI Training Centre, Kollam and repair of Silver Jubilee Hostel for men at NIS, Patiala were also cleared. The Committee also approved major repair and renovation of Medical Centre and Administrative Block at NIS, Patiala, completion of remaining work at SAI Training Centre, Madikeri, and renovation of Wooden Flooring of Indoor Training Centre at SAI Eastern Centre, Kolkata.

A large number of proposals related to upgradation and creation of sports infrastructure and other facilities were approved. These include replacement of synthetic hockey surface at NIS, Patiala, and conversion of the existing grass hockey surface into synthetic surface at High Altitude Training Camp, Shilaroo. It also approved replacement of substandard hockey surface at Southern Centre, Bangalore at no extra cost to SAI.

The Committee also approved the proposal of laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram and replacement of synthetic Athletic Track at SAI Western Centre, Gandhinagar. With a view to strengthen DOPE Centre, the committee decided to procure Liquid Chromatograph & Mass Spectrometer for the Dope Control Centre. The Government has also approved the import of 12 bore preferred brand ammunition to meet the long-standing demand of Indian shooters.

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