He was inspecting the stadium being contracted at a cost of Rs 20 lakh by the Gowribidanur Sports Club. Speaking after inspecting the construction works he said sports is essential for physical and mental fitness, Club president and former municipality president A N Venugopal said former MP R L Jalappa and MLC Nazir Ahmed have already donated Rs 3 lakh each for the construction of the auditorium.
BJP leader and former municipality president R Ashok Kumar , honorory president of taluk Physical Instructors’ Association R Dwarakanath, taluk president of State Government Employess Association V T Venkatesh and others were present on the occasion.
(Published 10 December 2009, 18:10 IST)
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