Govt releases ₹20cr for NU’s new sports complex

Nagpur: Maharashtra government has released ₹20 crore for Nagpur University’s new sports complex that was approved for its centenary year.
Earlier, the government had granted in-principle approval for the multi-purpose indoor stadium, which would come up at the NU’s sports ground in Ravi Nagar, at an estimated cost of ₹44.41 crore.
NU director for sports and physical education Sharad Suryvawanshi told TOI that the new stadium would have all international-level facilities for the players.
“The complex will have three floors offering multiple facilities. The complex would be established near the existing basketball court. Its approximate length would be 90 metres and width would be 60 metres. We are in the process of finalizing the design. We hope to complete the construction within three years,” said Suryvawanshi.
Explaining the facilities to be offered, the director said the new complex would have indoor facilities for basketball and handball so that players need not to worry about climate changes.
“There would be an entire floor for gymnastics. Facilities for wrestling, fencing and shooting would also be made available in the complex. There would be a laboratory to test doping and a sports medicine set up. At present, only Pune University offers such state-of-the-art facilities to its students. The students from middle class and poor families could avail these facilities, which are otherwise out of their bounds due to financial constraints,” he said.
Suryavanshi said, “We would be making all efforts to utilize the space. The stairs would be flexible to make more room,” he said.