The Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Pramila Mallick on Thursday met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here and invited him for the Hockey World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar from January 13 to 29.
Mallick discussed the detail of Hockey World Cup event with the Chief Minister and also showed a brochure prepared for the players and a sample of the dress code of the players. The Chief Minister presented a memento and Srimad Bhagavad Gita to the Revenue Minister of Odisha.
Khattar said that organizing such a grand event of Hockey World Cup in India is a matter of pride for the entire country. He said the National Hockey team includes five players from Haryana which has given the slogan of “Khelega-India, Jeetega-India, Jeetegi-Hockey” to the hockey team. He expressed hope that with dedication and commitment, the players will win the Hockey World Cup.
The Chief Minister said that besides giving cash prizes worth crores of rupees to the medal-winner players, employment opportunities are also being provided to the players of Haryana. Due to this reason, the youth in the rural areas are showing great interest in sports and today every village is ahead in sports activities. Apart from making Astroturf at various places for hockey, better infrastructure has also been provided to the players, resulting which the players have been showing great performance and making international recognition of the state.
Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Kumar Agrawal and other officers were also present in the meeting.