LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated a hefty amount of Rs6.15bn for the completion of sports projects in the fiscal year 2021-22.

In a statement on Monday, Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said several sports development projects would be completed and dozens of new sports projects would be launched in the next financial year with the allocation.

According to sports budget details, out of the total amount, Rs 2bn had been allocated for 17 new tehsil sports complexes and two high performance centres for promotion of cricket would be established at Sialkot and Faisalabad at the cost of Rs1.5bn.

Moreover, Rs250m would be spent on the construction of a hockey high performance centre in Lahore.

Another Rs4bn have been allocated for the Sports Village project in Lahore. As many as 250 soft sports facilities would be completed with the cost of Rs500m across the province.

Moreover, Rs400m will be spent on the construction of competition level swimming pools in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Rahim Yar Khan and Jhang.

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2021