UDHAMPUR: MLA Udhampur, Pawan Kumar Gupta on Monday stressed on providing better facilities to the young players of the district besides necessary facilities would also be provided to the spectators who would come to witness different matches in the Subhash Sports Stadium, here.
MLA was interacting with a team of officers comprising Ex-En Sports Council, Manager Sports Council, XEn PWD, XEn PHE and Tehsildar during his visit to the Stadium.
During his visit, the MLA directed the concerned officers to ensure fencing of the entire land of the stadium and also asked them to take necessary steps for the beautification of the same.
Directions were also issued to the concerned officers for ensuring the development of different playgrounds so that different types of sports activities could be conducted at the stadium.
Detailed discussions were also held on certain other issues like widening of the stadium, removal of encroachment, construction of proper drainage to avoid water logging in the playgrounds.
Expressing his desire of organising national level cricket matches at the stadium, the MLA said that necessary steps for developing a cricket pitch would also be taken and directed the concerned officers to ensure proper levelling of the playground.
Chief Planning Officer Udhampur, Ashok Khajuria, Executive Engineer, J and K Sports Council Manjeet Singh, Manager Satish Chopra, XEn PWD Mohammad Abdullah, XEn PHE Vinod Gupta, Tehsildar Javaid Iqbal Rather and Members of Udhampur Cricket Association were present on the occasion.
