Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered a number of works across the State to create or improve sports infrastructure. These schemes would focus on creating world-class sports facilities at all district headquarters, apart from upgradation of existing facilities and the conduct of state-wide sports competitions.
Jayalalithaa’s announcement to this effect, which came a day after the opening ceremony of the Olumpic Games in London, also said two world-class swimming pools would be constructed at Namakkal and Thiruvallur. The pools would cost `1 crore each, said a release from the State government.
Also, the Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore is set to get floodlights and diesel-run generators. This work is to be taken up at a cost of `1.56 crore. Half of this bill would be paid for by a grant from the State government, while the other half would be footed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
Jayalalithaa also announced that her government would set aside `10 lakh for the conduct and prize money of a badminton competition.
The statement also said Jayalalithaa had ordered the appointment of 80 more sports trainers on a contract basis. This would take the total number of trainers employed by the government from the present 139 to 219.
The trainers would be paid `8,000 per month, and the government would incur an expenditure of `76.8 lakh for this, the statement noted.
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