BHUBANESWAR:Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing work at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium which will host the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup from November 28 to December 16.
Naveen, who was accompanied by IDCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sanjay Kumar Singh and officials of Sports and Youth Services Department during his visit to the stadium, said, “I am happy to see the work being completed at the stadium in time. The seating capacity has been increased to 15,000 which will give an opportunity to more fans to watch the world cup.”
Vishal Dev, Secretary, Sports and Youth Services said, “We are quite happy and satisfied with the ongoing infrastructural work at the stadium. Besides the new turf being laid at the hockey ground, we have upgraded the flood lights of both the practice and main pitch. We are giving a face-lift to the entire stadium by widening the roads, installing a new gate and permanent CCTV cameras from safety point of view. Our aim is to permeate the image of Odisha globally through the Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.”
Dev further said, “We have a number of campaigns lined up which will begin from next month to create a buzz about the world cup nationwide. We shall also publicise the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 at the Hockey Women’s World Cup in London which kickstarts next month.”