A 100 acre ‘sports activities metropolis’ shall be arrange close to Yelahanka right here, Karnataka Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports B Nagendra advised the legislative meeting on Wednesday.

Replying to a query raised by BJP MLA S R Vishwanath throughout Question Hour, based mostly on a proposal he had despatched to the federal government, the minister detailed plans for acquisition of land to assemble the sports activities metropolis.

”Vishwanath had despatched a proposal; now we have mentioned with the Revenue Department they usually have agreed at hand over about 60 acres of land. We have additionally submitted a memorandum to the Revenue Department asking for a further 40 acres,” Nagendra mentioned.

As quickly because the land will get transferred, it will likely be positioned earlier than the cupboard for approval, he added.

”In partnership with non-public gamers or with the federal government, we may have a pact to arrange a well-equipped sports activities metropolis there, which shall be an instance for the state in addition to the nation. At the earliest we’ll get 40 acres together with 60 acres. In 100 acres we’ll arrange a well-equipped stadium which can deliver all sports activities underneath one roof,” Nagendra mentioned. Earlier, Vishwanath had careworn on the necessity for a stadium of a excessive customary for a metropolis like Bengaluru, which has a inhabitants of 1.5 crore, stating that the the state capital has no different arenas for a number of sports activities apart from the Sree Kanteerava stadium.

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