Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Birsa Munda Athletics Complex and three Hockey Training Centres in Sundargarh district on 11 March 2023.
The CM inaugurated the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Complex in Rourkela and three hockey training centres in Bisra, Lahunipara and Manchmara. The Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium complex in Rourkela is an athletics stadium with a 400m synthetic athletic track and a natural turf football field with floodlights. The stadium has four galleries with a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators, including seating arrangements for differently-abled persons. The complex also houses an indoor swimming pool along with players’ changing rooms and allied facilities. The complex is spread over 11 acres built at an investment of over Rs 148 crore.
The three hockey training centres have Category 3 FIH certified synthetic hockey turf with changing room for players, admin room, gymnasium, first-aid room etc. Each training centre involves an investment of over Rs 11 crore.
Meanwhile, the CM inaugurated various developmental projects worth Rs 964 crore in the district. The CM launched 5 mega-lift irrigation schemes worth Rs 232 crore, 66-road development projects worth Rs 237.20 crore, three hospitals and 85 school buildings, 14 hostels for students belong to lower backward SC/ST students and market complex worth Rs 53.53 crore in the district.
