CM KP inaugurates Astro-Turf at hockey ground
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is spending Rs22, 402m to develop sports infrastructure all across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including merged tribal areas so that the youth could be provided with international standard facilities. Government has been spending billions of rupees for the promotion of sports and developing international standard sports infrastructure including laying of 15 hockey turfs, seven separate gymnasiums for females with the total cost of Rs. 700 million, Rs. 100m of each Gymnasium in all seven Divisional Headquarters.
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan Saturday inaugurated the newly laid international standard Astro turf in the first world class modern hockey ground at Makan Bagh, Mingora of District Swat here. Commissioner Malakand Division, Deputy Commissioner Swat Junaid Khan, Director General Sports KP Khalid Khan, Regional Sports Officer Swat Kashif Farhan, former congress member Pakistan Hockey Federation Malak Wadan, Officials of the District Swat Hockey Association were also present.
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan formally pushed the ball into the goal-post on a penalty stroke by formally inaugurating the newly laying Artificial Turf with other facilities including a separate female gymnasium for indoor female games besides attending a ground breaking ceremony of Swat Sports Complex, having facilities of all indoor and outdoor Games.
The construction work on the Hockey Ground and laying of artificial turf was completed with a total cost of Rs. 99.540 million including facility of double floor pavilion for spectators and players. The construction of the ground is part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s efforts to promote hockey by expanding facilities in the province, Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan said while talking to media men soon after the inauguration ceremony.
