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Rs.83 crore sanctioned for athletics venue

Staff Reporter

Other projects worth Rs.5 crore also approved
Facility will be used for national, zonal meets

NEW DELHI: The Expenditure Finance Committee of the Delhi Government on Friday sanctioned Rs.83 crore for development of an athletics training venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Chhatrasal Stadium here.

It also approved other projects worth nearly Rs.5 crore relating to the Public Works Department and the Directorate of Education. Finance Minister A.K. Walia, who chaired the meeting, said the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games had approved the Chhatrasal Sports Complex as the training venue for athletics. The developed facility would subsequently be used for various national, zonal and State tournaments, he added. The new facilities at the stadium would be developed within 18 months and it would be spread over a covered area of 17,646 sq.m. He reiterated that the Delhi Government had been providing priority to all projects relating to the Commonwealth Games. As for the other projects, Dr. Walia informed Rs.4.70 crore had been sanctioned for improvement of the draining system along Guru Ravi Dass Marg-Road No.14 in East Delhi. It would provide wider and better intake during rains. The Committee also discussed a proposal to release an additional Rs.51 crore for a project related to construction of a grade separator at the Raja Ram Kohli Marg-Shastri Nagar intersection.

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