• Assam Govt to spend Rs 1000 crore for sports infrastructure development

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    Assam Govt to spend Rs 1000 crore for sports infrastructure development

    The government further decided to construct a multipurpose stadium in 40 assembly constituencies, and the cost of each stadium will be around Rs 12 crore.

    Digital Desk: The Assam government has decided to spend around Rs 1,000 crores on the development of infrastructure in the sports sector in the state.

    The decision was announced by Assam Sports Minister Bimal Borah on Tuesday.

    Addressing a gathering, Borah said that the state government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken various measures to provide a boost to the infrastructure development in the sports sector in the state.

    The sports minister further stated that the district-level sports complexes will be constructed and the cost of each district level sports complex will be around Rs 50 crores.

    Moreover, the government decided to construct a multipurpose stadium in 40 assembly constituencies, and the cost of each stadium will be around Rs 12 crore.

    It may be mentioned that all the construction work is underway and all the projects will be completed within two years.