Minister for Youth Services and Sports K. Abhaychandra Jain inspected the progress of the Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium near Kolhapur Circle here on Tuesday.
The Minister, who was on a private visit to Chikkodi, took time out for the inspection. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had laid the foundation stone for construction of the stadium in December 2014. However, the work on the project commenced recently.
Of the total cost of Rs. 998 lakh for the project, the Union government has provided Rs. 600 crore and the State government has contributed the remaining Rs. 398 lakh, Mr. Jain said. He said the contract for the stadium’s construction had been tendered to the Bengaluru-based Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited.
According to Deputy Director of the Deparment H. Basavaraj, the stadium would have courts for various sports on the first and second floors, including judo and wrestling.
