Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday kicked off ‘Aadudam Andhra’, a multi-sport competitors which can be held proper from the grassroots to the state-level right here on this district.

Starting at this time, the 47-day competitors is scheduled until February 10 at Nallapadu village within the district and can encourage and determine expertise in cricket, volleyball, badminton and different sports activities.

“This sporting extravaganza will emerge as a milestone. Starting at this time, it is going to occur for one more 47 days until February 10. It will occur throughout villages in a festival-like ambiance. This programme will stay in historical past as an exercise during which everyone can take part,” said Reddy, addressing a public meeting. Besides engaging enthusiasts in sports, the chief minister said that the state government wants to achieve the twin objectives of making people physically active, identifying talent and ward off diseases.

He highlighted that sporting talent from the villages, which is often neglected, will be discovered and sharpened for competing at the state and national levels. the competitions reach the constituency level, Reddy said professional leagues will collaborate with the state government and groom the identified talent into professionals.

For cricket, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL team and Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) will be the collaborators, while for badminton, it will be international players K Srikanth and PV Sindhu, he said.

According to Reddy, ‘Adudam Andhra’ will be an annual affair to promote health awareness and identify talent. As many as 34 lakh people from across the state have registered for the sports event, for which 87 lakh spectators are expected. The competition has total prize money of Rs 12 crore.