As
a part of throughout development of the city, the Nagpur Improvement
Trust (NIT) is concentrating on development sports infrastructure in the
city and for that the NIT authorities has chalked out a plan that was
revealed by its chairman Praveen Darade while interacting with the
members of Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) at its
Vivekanand Nagar office on Saturday.
Darade who himself was a good athlete in his school and college
days said, " As far as sports is concerned it is out top priority. We
want to create maximum sports facility for the citizens so that they
could give the importance to physical fitness". taking a step towards
development of sports, NIT has identified 75 open places in the city
which will be developed in future. It will have playfield, walking
track, changing rooms, high mast lights. " Once developed we will
handover the ground to the interested sports organisations on 15 years
lease basis", Darade said.
He said NIT is planning to build one indoor sports complex worth Rs
3 crore in south, north, east and west Nagpur areas and one already
has started at Swablambi Nagar. About the renovation of NIT swimming
pool, Darade informed that NIt will spend around Rs 13 crore on its
renovation. Apart from swimming it will have additional facilities of
two squash courts, gymnasium, hall for table tennis and carrom and
ozone plant. " We have already floated the tender and the work will
start soon", he said.
Asked about the status of synthetic track at divisional sports
complex premises, Darade said, " As the earlier contractor was sacked
for not maintaining the deadline, we ourselves had urged the divisional
commissioner to handover the work to NIT as we have qualified staff to
look after day to day progress. I am hopeful that within one year the
work of synthetic track will be completed".
Asked about its maintenance The NIT chief said, " To
earn the money is not our air. The primary motive is to provide the
facilities to the sportspersons at affordable rates and for that we will
also study the Balewadi model. In fact we are talking to divisional
sports complex authorities to handover entire complex and surrounding
area to NIT for its maintenance".
Darade also informed that the NIt has handover the Ram Nagar tennis
court to Nagpur Improvement Trust and now they will continue the lease
to the district tennis association. NIT will also lay 400 metre mud
track as Reshimbagh ground and its Gandhi Nagar skating rink will be
made synthetic in future.
Superintendent engineer of NIT Sunil Gujjalwar, NDBA secretary
Mangesh Kashikar and Nagpur District Athletic Association secretary
Prof. Sharad Suryavanshi were also present on the occasion.
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