Bhubaneswar (North) MLA Susant Rout proposed setting up of a multipurpose indoor sports stadium for the budding athletes from various schools in his constituency in a virtual meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held on Thursday. Rout thanked the CM for his endeavours to promote a vibrant sports culture in the State and highlighted the need for having a multipurpose indoor stadium in Bhubaneswar (North) to motivate gifted children and youths to take up sports at a professional level. Three such youngsters, Rituparna Mohanty, a State-level badminton player, Ranjit Nayak, a national-level kickboxing player, and Subhasmita Mallick, a young karate enthusiast, briefly spoke to the CM, who applauded them for their heroics.The meeting ended with the CM promising to look into Rout’s request of setting up of a multipurpose indoor sporting stadium and revert back with a definitive action plan soon.