The central government has allocated Rs 20 crore as special assistance for football-related infrastructure development in Tripura.
Tripura Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that with the allocated funds, a total of four football stadiums in various parts of the state will be upgraded with synthetic coating.
“You will be glad to know that Rs 20 crore has been sanctioned as special assistance for the up-gradation of the football fields. Astroturf synthetic coating is being done in these fields which means, look and feel wise, the stadiums will be akin to international soccer stadiums”, said Chowdhury.
According to the Tripura Football Association, Tripura has a lot of potential for producing good football players, but the players haven’t had the opportunity to do so because of a lack of infrastructure.
“All the big tournaments are played in astroturf coated fields. On the other hand, players of Tripura have little experience of playing in synthetic fields. It needs a lot of dribbling experience in these fields otherwise playing becomes very tough no matter how skilled the footballer is”, said a senior footballer of the state.
So far, two fields are nearing completion and will have recently upgraded facilities.
Meanwhile, the synthetic coating on the Kakraban field is complete, and the finishing touches are being applied to the Khowai school field.
Moreover, the Umakanta Academy field will be improved with new facilities very soon.
However, apart from the 20 crores, the sports and youth affairs minister told the media that the Indian government had sponsored a number of projects through the “Khelo India” scheme.
“A swimming pool is on the verge of completion at Pani Sagar. Rs 5 crore sanctioned for open gyms in various places of the state. Due to the Covid 19 induced financial crunch, we are going a bit slow, but many projects will be completed within the next three to four months”, said the minister.
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