The Gujarat authorities has shaped a separate firm and earmarked Rs 6,000 crore to construct six sports activities complexes to host the 2036 Summer time Olympic Video games in case India wins the bid for the quadrennial multi-discipline sporting extravaganza, an official mentioned on Tuesday. The devoted entity, ‘Gujarat Olympic Planning and Infrastructure Company Ltd’, was shaped practically three months in the past and one board assembly has already taken place, mentioned a senior official of the state authorities agency searching for anonymity.
The corporate has put up its pavilion on the Vibrant Gujarat Commerce Present 2024, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in Gandhinagar.
The agency will primarily take care of growth of an space measuring practically 350 acres across the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports activities Enclave in Ahmedabad’s Motera space.
Notably, the under-construction sports activities enclave homes the Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s greatest cricket area by way of spectator capability.
“To understand Prime Minister Modi’s dream of internet hosting the Olympics within the nation, we’ve drawn a grasp plan to develop the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports activities Enclave in Motera and surrounding areas unfold throughout 350 acres. As per the plan submitted by a design agency chosen earlier via an open bid, six sports activities complexes shall be constructed in an space of 350 acres,” the official knowledgeable.
The corporate lately issued tenders to pick out companies which may design these sports activities complexes, he mentioned, including the general value of the challenge shall be Rs 6000 crore.
“Corporations chosen via bidding shall be liable for making ready the structure of all the space. They will even put together an in depth structural in addition to architectural design of those sports activities complexes. The corporate expects the development of those sports activities complexes to be accomplished by 2030 in order that India can pitch for the 2036 Olympics,” he mentioned.
Whereas the principal secretary, Gujarat city growth and concrete housing division, serves because the chairperson of the corporate, different board of administrators embody the municipal commissioner of Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad City Growth Authority CEO and director normal of the Sports activities Authority of Gujarat, amongst others, mentioned the official.
Notably, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah had chaired two conferences in December final yr with prime Gujarat authorities officers to evaluate the state’s preparedness to host the 2036 Olympic Video games.
The Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) authorities in Gujarat had earlier introduced it was aiming to bag internet hosting rights for the 2036 Video games and authorities will interact with the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) about organising the quadrennial sporting occasion within the western state.
Throughout a latest go to to Gujarat, Shah had expressed hope that the 2036 Olympics shall be held within the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports activities Enclave.
In October, Prime Minister Modi had mentioned at an occasion in Mumbai that India would submit a bid to host the quadrennial Video games.
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