A ‘Hockey Hall of Fame’ would be established at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela before March 2020, informed Housing and Urban Development Minister Niranjan Pujari in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
In response to a question of BJP MlA Dillip Ray, the Minister informed that the ‘Hockey Hall of Fame’ would be established well before March 2020 for which a detailed project report is being prepared now. “Information regarding glorious history of hockey in Odisha and achievements made in the Olympics, international and national matches by Odisha players , trophy, feature wall, statues of eminent hockey players of Odisha and the country, hockey galleries and informawould be put in the ‘Hockey Hall of Fame,” informed the Minister.
Meanwhile, Ray has demanded that the Government provide more supports to hockey players in villages and in Sundargarh and facilitate holding of national and international hockey matches in Rourkela.