Chennai: City of Sports Mega Crore 500 hectares will be formed on the outskirts of the city, with magnificent facilities such as the best athletic tracks, indoor velodrome cycling, hockey stadium, versatile indoor stadium for basketball, volleyball and boxing.
This project came near Thiruvidanthai, about 30 km south of Chennai at the East Coast Road (ECR).
The parcel of the identified land, spread across the two Canal Buckingham banks and located between ECR and OMR, are part of 3,000 hectares of government land where, in 2003, the AIDMK government has planned to build a city administration.
Corporate Development of the Tamil Nadu Industry (Tidco) has a tender to invite consultants to prepare for a report on the economic feasibility of Techno to prepare facilities.
The consultant will study various income models, including public private participation (PPP), to develop sports cities, and show the amount of quantum investments needed from the government and private sectors.
The DPR will also see aspects such as holding capacity in the city of sports.
Minister of Sports Tamil Nadu Siva V Meyyanathan told TI that detailed project reports for the project would be prepared soon.
“We have studied the Shreiv Chhatrapati Pune sports complex and Netaji Subhas Patiala National Sports Institute.
What we plan for Tamil Nadu will not be equivalent to this facility, but it is better than them,” said Meyyanathan.
The idea behind the center is to capture Syounung’s sportsmen and train them to become an international sports star.
“There’s no point in finding a 18-year-old sports sensation.
I find it difficult to train them further.
We need to see talent, especially in rural areas, when they are 11 years old, and then train them.
We will give them the right diet and make sure they are Win a medal for the country, “said Meyyanathan.
Brotherhood of sports in the state join a double announcement.
“We thank the ministerial heads for the announcement and hope this project will be finished faster,” said C latha, secretary, Tamil Nadu athletic association.
“While the announcement is good, how fast they apply more important.
If our athletes can use it before the next Olympics, it will be very helpful,” he said.
Tamil Nadu has increased in the contingent of players by sending 12 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, which doubled the numbers compared to the previous Olympics.
“We seem to be satisfied with participation.
Mega infrastructure like that is the first step towards achieving international success,” Latha said.
In addition to basketball, boxing, volleyball, judo and kabaddi, it will have a tennis court and place of hockey.
Mega Sports City will also have a stadium for people with disabilities and accommodation facilities.
It will train and do competition for 18 different matches and sports.
This facility is the best and greatest thing to happen in Tamil Nadu after 1995 when the country hosted the South-Asian Federation (SAF) game.
At that time, however, sports facilities were scattered in the city and sportsmen to be accommodated in centralized facilities in the village of Saf Games in Koyambedu.
The authority of the development of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) officials said they had sent a proposal to a modern sports center in Chennai and Coimbatore for decades now.
“There is a lot of talent and we have a delicious stadium.
What we lacks to have an integrated sports complex with international training facilities.
These shortcomings are being intended now,” he said.
While infrastructure is a big boost for athletes and sportsmen, coaching must also be given more focused.