Stadium to be inbuilt Neeraj Chopra’s native village: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday introduced {that a} stadium might be inbuilt Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra’s native village in Panipat.

Making the announcement after inaugurating a cooperative sugar mill in Panipat, the chief minister mentioned Neeraj Chopra, who belongs to Haryana, has made the nation and the state proud by successful an Olympic gold medal final 12 months.

“A stadium would be built in Neeraj Chopra’s village for Rs 10 crore,” he introduced.

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s native village Khandra is in Panipat.

Last 12 months, Chopra grew to become the primary Indian to win a gold medal in Olympic observe and discipline.

Khattar mentioned that Haryana has turn out to be a sports activities hub and gamers from the state have introduced laurels at varied nationwide and worldwide stage sporting occasions.

Haryana can be giving the very best prize cash to its gamers, he mentioned.

Khattar additionally mentioned the Khelo India Youth Games-2021, which needed to be postponed a number of instances as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, might be organised within the state from June 4 to June 13.

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the sugar mill, Khattar mentioned Haryana’s greatest sugar mill has been made purposeful and farmers won’t have to move sugarcane to neighbouring states.

Ensuring the well-being of every farmer is the utmost precedence of the state authorities, the chief minister mentioned.

Haryana is the one state to acquire 14 crops at minimal assist value and is paying the very best procurement fee of sugarcane within the nation, he added.