Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday inaugurated various development projects worth crores at Ambala Cantonment, including the inauguration of an All-Weather Swimming Pool constructed at a cost of Rs 38.69 crore, SDO Civil Complex constructed at a cost of Rs 41.52 crore, and SC Boys Sports Hostel constructed at a cost of Rs 12.96 crore.
He said that earlier Ambala was known as Science City and Mixer Grinder Industry but after setting up a National and International Level sports stadium now Ambala has got a new identity in the field of sports. North India's most modern swimming pool has been constructed in Ambala Cantonment so that youth can get an opportunity to move forward in the field of swimming, he added.
Khattar said that a swimming academy would be set up in Ambala in which swimming-related competitions would be held throughout the year and swimmers from all over the country would come so that the local people would also be able to learn swimming here.
He said along with education, a University has also been established in Haryana, in which 800 skills related to various art forms have been listed. He said that a sports school located in Sonipat Rai would be upgraded as a Sports University. There will be research related to sports and work will be done on new schemes to promote sports. Today Haryana is progressing in every field like Agriculture, Science, Education, etc and the State’s youth are proving their mettle in every field, he said.
Khattar said that a Shaheedi Smarak to commemorate the sacrifices of the 1857 revolt heroes is being built in Ambala Cantonment and an amount of Rs.300 crore will be spent and it will be a centre of attraction for the country as well as the world.