Now, National Games will also be played at the Haldwani sports stadium. The Union Sports Ministry has selected the Haldwani sports stadium for the national games, officials said.
At the same time, to upgrade and modernise the sports stadium, an amount of Rs20 crore would be spent. Uttarakhand government would spend Rs14 crore while the Centre would bear the rest-Rs6 crore for the upgradation and modernisation of this sports stadium, added the officials.
Notably, the State Government has already released about Rs7 crore on this count during the last financial year, said the officials.
Under this revamp plan, the sports complex would be equipped with all the necessary sports facilities like indoor stadium, sports tracks, badminton courts, first aid room, administrative blocks, gymnasium, race tracks, table tennis hall, indoor game courts, hostels, cafeteria coaching facilities and underground parking, among others.
The plan is likely to start soon and the officials sound confident that things would readied in a year.