Jammu, Feb 25: The Director General Youth Services and Sports J&K, Rajinder Singh Tara Tuesday served strict instructions to the concerned authorities for speedy completion of developmental works related to Khel Gaon.
Tara conducted a comprehensive visit to Khel Gaon Nagrota. He was accompanied by Jitender Mishra, Deputy Director Youth Services and Sports Central; Sunil Kumar Sharma, Accounts Officer of the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports; Altaf Hussain and few other officers of the Directorate. While inspecting the developmental works, Tara batted for early completion of the infrastructural facilities at this venue, which is the first of its kind multipurpose sports facility owned by the Department. Tara inspected the ongoing developmental work of Hockey Turf, Synthetic Athletic Track, Cycle Track and Multipurpose Hall, the work of which was in full swing at this venue. On the occasion, Executive Engineer Sanjeev Sharma, AEE Gautam Raina, JE Kunal and Incharge Khel Gaon, Vishal Bharti Slathia were present. All of them assured the Director General Sports of early completion of the construction works.
Terming the venue as an asset for the Department, the Director General Youth Services and Sports said that the Department was committed to raise sports infrastructure at all levels and in every nook and corner of the Union Territory, adding that making Khel Gaon a sporting hub was the need of the hour. “Khel Gaon caters to the needs of thousands of sportspersons as it is a multipurpose sports facility. The dire need is to enhance sports infra at the venue and the Department is committed to do so,” Tara said. He further said the sporting facility at Khel Gaon enables the Department to hold multiple activities simultaneously at the venue and yield better results.
