Floodlights for Mangaluru sports stadium

mangaloretoday.com

Mangaluru, April 12, 2015:  Reviewing the venue and preparations for the Federation Cup that gets under way on April 30, G Parameshwara, president, KAAA told media representatives present that it is essential for Mangala Stadium to have permanent floodlights.

 

 

He added Mangaluru  city for long has had a prominent place in when it comes to producing champion athletes. Floodlights will only aid more budding talent to come up the ranks and achieve state and national colours.

 Mangaluru  city’s fast development  in athletics and sport could result in a major benefit to athletes practising in Mangala Stadium, the venue for the 19th Federation Cup senior national athletics championships. While this event will be organized under temporary floodlights, the Karnataka Amateur Athletics Association has accepted  the idea of providing  floodlights  will take up thematter with the  government.

Incidentally, K Abhayachandra Jain, minister for youth empowerment, sports and fisheries who was present, has not made any commitment on permanent floodlights, especially for the Federation Cup.

Paucity of Time  :  K Abhayachandra Jain, minister for youth empowerment, sports and fisheries who was present, reasoned that time for executing this project was too short.  The amount of funding it entails would require tendering and hurried execution would invite shoddy execution of the project. 

Minister Jain agreed  the KAAA should  approach the government  for funding the project. He delegated Manjunath Bhandary, president of the Dakshina Kannada District Athletics Association to draw up and forward a proposal to the KAAA, which, in turn, would take up the matter with the state government through the department of youth empowerment and sports.  Hope are high that the region will get a better sports arena profile.