To promote badminton as part of a move to make India a sports powerhouse, the State Government, the Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited and Indian Badminton chief coach Padmabhushan Pullela Gopichand would together set up a badminton high performance centre at the Kalinga Stadium campus here.
The Bhoomi Pujan for the centre was performed at the academy site in the presence of Sports and Youth Services officials on Sunday.
The eight-court centre would come up at an expense of Rs 45 crore. Apart from latest sports amenities and facilities, the centre would have boarding and lodging facility for 40 players and eight coaches. Further, with a sitting capacity of about 500 spectators, the centre would be capable of hosting both national and international events in the future, informed a release.