The Gujarat authorities has fashioned a separate firm and earmarked Rs 6,000 crore to construct six sports activities complexes to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games in case India wins the bid for the quadrennial multi-discipline sporting extravaganza, an official mentioned on Tuesday. The devoted entity, ’Gujarat Olympic Planning and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd’, was fashioned practically three months and one board assembly has already taken place, mentioned a senior official of the state authorities agency in search of anonymity.

The firm has put up its pavilion on the Vibrant Gujarat Trade Show 2024, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in Gandhinagar. The agency will primarily take care of growth of an space measuring practically 350 acres across the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad’s Motera space.

Notably, the under-construction sports activities enclave homes the Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket area when it comes to spectator capability. “To realise Prime Minister Modi’s dream of hosting the Olympics in the country, we have drawn a master plan to develop the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Motera and surrounding areas spread across 350 acres. As per the plan submitted by a design firm selected earlier through an open bid, six sports complexes will be constructed in an area of 350 acres,” the official informed.

The company recently issued tenders to select firms which can design these sports complexes, he said, adding the overall cost of the project will be Rs 6000 crore. “Firms selected through bidding will be responsible for preparing the layout of the entire area. They will also prepare a detailed structural as well as architectural design of these sports complexes. The company expects the construction of these sports complexes to be completed by 2030 so that India can pitch for the 2036 Olympics,” he said.

While the principal secretary, Gujarat urban development and urban housing department, serves as the chairperson of the company, other board of directors include the municipal commissioner of Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority CEO and director general of the Sports Authority of Gujarat, among others, said the official.Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had chaired two meetings in December last year with top Gujarat government officials to review the state’s preparedness to host the 2036 Olympic Games.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities in Gujarat had earlier introduced it was aiming to bag internet hosting rights for the 2036 Games and authorities will interact with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about organising the quadrennial sporting occasion within the western state.During a current go to to Gujarat, Shah had expressed hope that the 2036 Olympics might be held within the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave.

In October, Prime Minister Modi had mentioned at an occasion in Mumbai that India would submit a bid to host the quadrennial Games.