LUCKNOW: Paying tribute to Chandro Tomar, better known as Shooter Dadi, who succumbed to Covid-19 earlier this year, the government will be naming the Noida shooting range after her, reports Neha Lalchandani.
Making the announcement on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised Tomar for her positive influence on young girls in rural India.
Calling her an inspiration for lakhs of people, the CM said that Tomar symbolised determination and woman empowerment.
“The decision to name Noida’s shooting range after her is the government’s effort to recognise woman power under its ongoing Mission Shakti programme which is pushing for women empowerment.
Naming the shooting range after her will provide inspiration to the youth,” he said.
Tomar was a resident of Johri village in UP’s Baghpat district.
She took up sharp shooting by chance at the age of 65 years and, along with her sister Prakashi, went on to participate in and win several shooting competitions across the country.
While she was known as the world’s oldest woman sharp shooter, Tomar’s granddaughter and nieces are also acclaimed sharp shooters.
Tomar was admitted to a Meerut hospital with Covid in the ongoing second wave and passed away on April 30 at the age of 89 years.