Itanagar, Feb 13: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the ‘Artificial Football Turf’ here at Sangay
Lhaden Sports Academy, here yesterday.
The CM met the Arunachal football team that represented the
state in the Junior (U-19) National Football Championship for BC Roy
Trophy held this year. The Chief Minister congratulated the team for
making it to the semi-finals, where they had lost to Jharkhand.
Later, he kicked off an inaugural friendly football match played between CM XI and the Arunachal Football Association, which was won by the latter with 3-2 goals.
The scheme for the artificial football turf was approved in 2010-2011 under Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) for Rs 450 lakhs during former Chief Minister late Dorjee Khandu.The centre in that year also approved Rs 500 lakhs for Hockey Astro Turf for Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy. About 75% work is completed for Hockey AstroTurf and is expected to complete by the end of this month, as per the department source. UNI
Later, he kicked off an inaugural friendly football match played between CM XI and the Arunachal Football Association, which was won by the latter with 3-2 goals.
The scheme for the artificial football turf was approved in 2010-2011 under Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) for Rs 450 lakhs during former Chief Minister late Dorjee Khandu.The centre in that year also approved Rs 500 lakhs for Hockey Astro Turf for Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy. About 75% work is completed for Hockey AstroTurf and is expected to complete by the end of this month, as per the department source. UNI
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