Land for Uttarakhands first sports college for women identified

Almost two-and-a-half years after it was announced that a Sports college for Women would be constructed inUdham Singh Nagar, authorities have identified the land for it and a detailed project report has also been sent to the for its approval.

The sports college for women, a first inUttarakhand, is proposed to be constructed on a 65-acre land in Rajpura village of the district’s Kichha town.

The construction is likely to be completed in two years. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 20 crore.

The announcement of the sports college was made in January 2020 by the then chief ministerTrivendra Singh Rawat. Later, whenPushkar Singh Dhamiassumed the office, he directed all sub-divisional magistrates to identify land for the project.