Mizoram gets new football academy and turf

AIZAWL:ย Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga opened two projects underย Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakramย (PMJVK) and a football academy centre in western Mizoram’s Mamit, the lone aspiration district in the state, bordering Tripura and Bangladesh.

The chief minister inaugurated aย Rs 549.91 lakh synthetic turf football ground and a football academy centre, which was constructed at the cost of Rs 80 lakh under the joint venture ofย Mizoram State Sports Council and TATA Trusts at Kawrthah village, about 40 km from the district headquarters Mamit.ย 

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The synthetic turf football ground is part of the residential school project under the PMJVK scheme.

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Zoramthanga also openedย Laldenga synthetic turf football ground, which was constructed at the cost of Rsย 532.50 lakh underย the PMJVK scheme at Tuidam village in the same district.

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Inaugurating the projects, Zoramthanga said that the state government is making massive efforts to upgrade football grounds in the state with funds earmarked by the Centre for such projects even though many important projects have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.ย 

He said that Mamit district is gradually witnessing development in various fields. 

“Development is currently taking place in the western part of the state and will continue to do so in the future,” Zoramthanga said.

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The chief minister said that the state government is also making efforts to ensure that football academy centres, which are being constructed jointly withย TATA Trusts, yield good results.ย 
He expressed hope that the projects would benefit the young in many ways.

Laying emphasis on the importance of good health, Zoramthanga said that drugs and alcohol, which have greatly impacted the health of youngsters, should be fought on a war footing.ย 

Sports minister Robert Romawia Royte and area constituency MLA Lalrindika Ralte of Congress also graced the inaugural functions. 

According to official sources, the Mizoram government received an administrative approval of Rs 3,286.34 lakh for the construction of a residential school at Kawrthah under theย PMJVK schemeย in 2019-2020.

The Centre has sanctioned Rs.ย Rs 549.91 lakh for the artificial turf ground as part of the project, the sources said.ย 

The Centre also sanctioned Rsย 532.50 lakh for the construction ofย the Laldenga Astroturf football ground at Tuidam, it said.

Officials also said thatย Mizoram State Sports Councilย in collaboration with TATA Trusts has set up a grassroot football academy to promoteย grassroots footballย in the state.ย 

60 training centres are being set up across the state under the joint football academy for a one-year period, they said.