Odisha
February 22, 2022

It was a surprise visit of the honourable Cheif Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Pattnaik in Indoor Athletics Stadium yesterday. The indoor athletics stadium is in progress and is made inside the Kalinga Stadium complex. The indoor stadium, being built at a cost of Rs 120 crore, will be ready by this year.
Naveen Patnaik was quite impressed with the progress of the building of the Indoor Athletics Stadium.
“This indoor athletic facility will be a major boost for the development of athletics in India and will become the hub to create champions in coming years,” Naveen said after inspecting the site. Once ready, the facility will be able to host national and international indoor athletic events. There will be a residential facility for the training of more than 100 athletes.
After inspecting the various facilities under construction, Naveen watched a match of the Odisha Women’s Football League at the main football pitch of Kalinga Stadium. He interacted with women footballers and assured them all support for their careers.
Story By- Saayak Karmakar, Resident Editor, Interview Times
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