Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that services of specialists should be taken for maintenance and operation of the Rajiv Gandhi international cricket stadium Raipur, Dehradun and Indira Gandhi international Sports stadium, Haldwani after completion of their construction.
He was taking a review meeting for these stadiums at his Bijapur guest house residence on Monday.
He suggested that a mechanism should be developed so that these stadiums are able to extract the cost of their maintenance and upkeep.
Rawat said that the work plan of these stadiums should be such that it ensures their maximum utilisation.
He ordered that these stadiums must be completed within the stipulated time frame by the agencies concerned. He also reviewed the preparation for the proposed national games in the State.
In the meeting the Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh directed the officials to seek possibilities for setting up a sports academy in association with Indian Olympic Association at Haldwani. The Sports Minister Dinesh Agarwal said that a high level meeting with ONGC for construction of stadium in Raipur should be soon convened.
The sports secretary Shailesh Bagoli informed that the stadium of Raipur would get completed in the month of November this year with an estimated cost of Rs237.20 crore.
He informed that it would have international cricket stadia, state-of-the-art indoor ice rink, Olympic size indoor swimming pool, club house and a commercial space.
He added that the stadium of Haldwani would be completed by October 2016 at an estimated cost of Rs192.75 crores.
The meeting was also attended by the Kumaon Commissioner AS Nayal, Secretary Finance Dilip Jawalkar, Joint director sports Niraj Gupta and officers of ONGC.