Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa grants Rs 1.75 Crores towards Kabaddi
Posted on: 16/Jan/2014 3:02:20 PM
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has granted Rs 1.75 crore towards conducting two world level events in Chennai. The World Cup Kabaddi matches is scheduled to take place here next month.
Men and women players from 20 countries — India, Mexico, USA, England, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Nepal, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Canada, Italy and West Indies — would participate in the event in the fourth week of February.
The government also allocated Rs 75 lakh towards conducting the 8th World University Squash Championships to be conducted in the state-of-the-art squash indoor stadium at Chennai in December this year, first ever such event to be held in Asia.
Players from 19 countries — India, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong, China, South Africa, the Netherlands, USA, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Egypt, Singapore, Austria, Nigeria, Spain and New Zealand — would participate in the world squash event.
The government has also sanctioned Rs 4 crore towards setting modern gymnasium and equipment in 17 sites in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Kanyakumari, Virudhunagar, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Theni, Dindugal, Tuticorin, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivaganga, Tiruchirapalli, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli and the Nilgiris.
