Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud suggested the youth to develop abilities and excel in sports activities and video games by making use of the services being offered by the federal government

Khammam: Telangana has been rising as a sports activities hub because the State authorities has taken measures to develop infrastructure throughout the State, said Sports and Youth Services Minister V Srinivas Goud.

He together with MPs Nama Nageshwar Rao and Vaddiraju Ravichandra, MLA S Venkata Veeraiah and district Collector VP Gautham inaugurated a Greenfield mini-stadium and indoor stadium constructed with Rs 3.40 crore at Kallur within the district on Saturday.

Speaking on the event the minister suggested the youth to develop abilities and excel in sports activities and video games by making use of the services being offered by the federal government. He wished the youth to try to safe authorities jobs in sports activities quota.

The authorities laid particular give attention to sports activities improvement within the State. Summer teaching camps can be organised in Khammam and different districts within the State to coach kids in sports activities and video games, youth must make efficient use of such camps, Srinivas Goud mentioned.

MP Nageshwar Rao knowledgeable that as many as 13, 570 mini stadiums had been being developed in Telangana. With the proactive measures by the State authorities, Telangana sports activities individuals had been excelling at nationwide and worldwide occasions.

Collector Gautham said that sports activities stadiums was once obtainable for faculty degree gamers up to now, however now the federal government has been creating stadiums in Assembly constituencies along with the district headquarters.

With the efforts of the native MLA and officers, the development of the stadium at Kallur in Sathupalli constituency was capable of be accomplished inside a yr. Facilities for soccer, volleyball, desk tennis, chess, basketball and athletics had been made obtainable on the stadium, the Collector added.

The minister distributed sports activities kits to sportspersons and inaugurated a statue of Sarvai Papanna Goud at Gangaram within the constituency. Rajya Sabha member Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, the district sports activities officer Parandhama Reddy, DEO Somashekhara Sharma and others had been current.