Guwahati: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju reached Ladakh on Sunday, September 13, 2020, to launch the construction of sports infrastructure in the Union Territory.
Rijiju had some preliminary discussions with the local MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal along with a few others regarding the construction of the sports infrastructure.
The Union Minister took to the social media site Twitter and confirmed the same. “ “Reached Ladakh to start construction of some important sports infrastructures. Had preliminary discussions with the Local MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Chief Executive Councilor with his team of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.”, Rijiju tweeted.
Reached Ladakh to start construction of some important sports infrastructures. Had preliminary discussions with the Local MP @JTNBJP, Chief Executive Councilor with his team of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. pic.twitter.com/FrmBmDVtup
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 13, 2020
Rijiju went to Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir, where he, along with Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha jointly laid the e-foundation stone for the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex, in Kathua district of Jammu on Saturday.
E-Foundation stone laid for Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir in presence of my colleague @DrJitendraSingh ji, LG of J&K @manojsinha_ ji and senior officials. pic.twitter.com/iSSpPXBAIm
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 13, 2020
An official spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir government confirmed that the mega-sports complex will be spread over 270 kanals of land at Hiranagar in the Jammu region with an estimated cost of Rs 58.23 crore which is being undertaken under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP).
@KirenRijiju ji speaking on e-Foundation stone of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar. He complimented the efforts of @JKSportsCouncil for developing the modern sports infrastructure in J&K & rating it as the most active sports council across India. @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/s6gXkGtsK7
— J&K Sports Council (@JKSportsCouncil) September 13, 2020
Earlier, the Union Sports Minister also launched the Fit India Youth Club last month on Independence day. This is an initiative to promote fitness across India and is a part of the Fit India Movement envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.