GUWAHATI: As part of the State Government's initiative to strengthen sports infrastructure of the state, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones of Chabua Sports Association Stadium and an indoor stadium at Chabua in Dibrugarh on Wednesday. Notably, the Chabua Sports Association Stadium is to be built under the signature project of 2018-19 for Rs 9.88 crore and Chabua Indoor Stadium would be built for Rs 2.33 crore with SOPD fund.
Saying that the present State government has been working for the all-round development of the State following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's motto of sabka sath, sabka vikash, sabka viswas since 2016, Sonowal remarked that the state have been able to excel in various sectors.
Sonowal also expressed confidence that Chabua Sports Association Stadium and Chabua Indoor Stadium would greatly contribute to the rapid development of sports in the State and the entire region and make Assam the sports capital of the country.
Union Minister of State for Food Processing Rameswar Teli, MLAs Chakradhar Gogoi, Teros Gowala, Binod Hazarika, Member Secretary of SLAC for Youth Welfare Lakhya Konwar, VC of Aniruddhadeb Sports University JP Verma were present on the occasion, among others.