Nearly 35% of the construction work has been completed on the upcomingjallikattuarena at Keelakarai village near Alanganallur and it would be ready in December end as planned, state public works, highways and small ministers E V Velu, said after inspecting the work.
Chief minister M K Stalin had announced a world-class arena for jallikattu, the traditional sport ofTamil Nadu. While the arena is coming up for 77,683sqft, the whole premises would be of 16 acres. The arena will have vadivasal, administrative blocks, dispensary, medical facilities, cloak and changing rooms, screening rooms and dormitories.