Delhi Government approves Rs 139 crore Sports Complex for the rural area of Najafgarh

The Delhi cabinet, in its meeting on Wednesday, chaired by the Chief Minister Mr Arvind Kejriwal, approved the following decisions : 1)      The Cabinet gave its administrative approval and expenditure sanction of Rs 139. 16 crore to the Education Department proposal for the construction of a Sports Complex at Village Kair, Najafgarh.

Background

The Directorate of Education felt that it does not have any sports stadium/sports complex in rural areas of Najafgarh and its nearby villages. It owns a small stadium in the heart of Najafgarh which is surrounded by eight Government schools. It does not fulfil the requirements of sports needs of Najafgarh itself, especially the most popular games like football, cricket etc. Almost all the school students have to undergo their sports practices either in this small stadium or in their respective school playgrounds. There are several villages in Najafgarh e.g. Mitraon, Surehra, Rawta, Chhawla, Issapur, Kair, Paprawat, Khaira, Dhansa etc. Being the entire rural area, there was need from the students, youth and citizens to develop sports complex for students of the area for excellence in sports. Accordingly, the Directorate envisaged a state –of- the- art sports complex having various sports facilities under one roof to accommodate various sports and related activities. The Directorate also felt that the excellence in sports is best possible only when the sportspersons receive training in specialized sports residential academies. Location rationale:  Keeping all the above factors in mind, the Directorate surveyed the entire area and found a piece of suitable land in village Kair. This land falls along an arterial road branching from the Main Najafgarh- Dhansaroad connecting village Kair to Najafgarh. As the said land is next to one of the main arterial road from the core centre of Najafgarh, it becomes accessible for private motor vehicles, public transport, pedestrians and cyclists. Also, being located right next to the bus depot increases its accessibility. This land is in the proximity of catchment area comprising of many surrounding villages and other colonies with potential user groups. The proposed complex will have the following features :

•  Synthetic Athletic Track
• Jogging Track
• Tennis court
• Basket Ball Court
• Swimming Pool
• Sports lighting for Cricket Ground
• Sports lighting for Athletic and Football Ground
• Uninterrupted Power Supply System