Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday envisioned to develop the State as a front runner in the field of Sports reviving its pristine lost glory in Hockey at the International level.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating world class International Standard Hockey Stadium opposite PCA in Sector-63 here, Badal said that the Government was committed to give its due representation to our mother sports Kabaddi and Hockey which had lost its sheen with the passage of time. Badal said that now we would focus towards the promotion of Hockey in a big way so that Punjab could once again shine in this traditional sport, which once dominated the international Hockey scenario. The CM said efforts were being made by the State Government to uplift the sports infra structure in the State for which Rs200 crore was being spent. He said that six world class Hockey stadiums along with 10 Multi-purpose stadiums were under construction which would give a major fillip to the sports in the State. Terming the newly inaugurated Hockley stadium as one of the best stadiums in the world, Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal in his address said that the stadium was one of its kind across the globe.