(a) whether there is any proposal to lay synthetic turf in the play grounds/stadiums in the
country ;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Goa ;
(c) the funds allocated/released for the purpose, State-wise and the progress made so far in
this regard, State-wise ;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor ; and
(e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a) to (e): The synthetic surfaces for hockey and athletics at SAI Regional Centres/
Sub-Centres are laid, keeping in view the potential and popularity of the game in the area
and the availability of requisite infrastructure support from the state
government.
During the current financial year, the synthetic athletic tracks at Gandhinagar and
Kolkata were relaid and a new athletic track at Thiruvananthapuram was laid. The
synthetic athletic tracks at the following places are likely to be completedduring the Eleventh Five Year Plan as detailed below:
Sl. No. Location
1. Guwahati
2. Tarantaran
3. Imphal
4. Kollam
5. Bhopal
6. Gwalior
7. Aurangabad
8. Bhubaneswar
9. Dehradun
10. Lucknow
11. Tirunelveli
12. NEHU, Shillong
Sl. No. Location
1. Bareilly
2. Amritsar
3. Kandivali, Mumbai
4. AMU, Aligarh
5. Dehradun
6. Rajnandgaon
7. Tikamgarh
8. Kurukshetra
9. Kollam
10. Aurangabad
11. NEHU, Shillong
12. Imphal
13. Thenzual (Mizoram)
14. Kokarajhar (Assam)