Nagrota: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Synthetic Football Turf at Jagti Camp, Nagrota.

Lt Governor said, “The State-of-the-Art sports facility is to be developed as per FIFA Standards. It demonstrates our unwavering commitment and dedication to promote sports in the Union Territory.”

“The massive infrastructure development post 2019 has brought a sports revolution in J&K. We have completed 702 sports projects. Multipurpose indoor sports halls have been constructed in almost every district. Playfields have been developed in every panchayat”, he said.

He said that international level sports facilities are being developed in Jammu and Srinagar. Centres of Excellence have been established in Canoeing, Rowing and Fencing in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions. Floodlighting and synthetic turfing are being installed in several stadiums.