Sports and Youth Services Department secretary Saswat Mishra inaugurated the players’ changing room at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Saturday and added another infrastructure for the development of sports in the temple city.
The Sports and Youth Services Department and Urban Development Department sanction Rs 25lakh for the development of school ground, boundary wall and the players changing room, said Prafulla Mishra.
The Unit-6 High School ground showcased various level school and senior level football tournament, organised by the Unit-6 Athletic Association (UAA). The players changing room would help a lot at the time of tournament. The UAA not only was organising football tournament also promoting football in the grassroots level.
In our State the organisation Special Olympics Bharat-Odisha is promoting games and sports for the persons with disabilities.
On the occasion of the inauguration Saswat wished good luck to Sarita Routray of Bhubaneswar, Rajesh Meher of Barpali, Bargarh District and Coach Aparajit Mohapatra as they have been selected to represent India in the upcoming World Summer Games of Special Olympics to be held at los Angeles, USA from July 22 to August 2. SOB-Odisha is very proud of these achievers and gave them a warm send off.
Among others, Anugul Sukinda Railways MD Dillip Samantray, UAA president Tapan Mohanty, secretary Dillip Das, Subrat Datta, mountaineer Ganesh Jena and Meghanada Sahu were present.