Modern sports complex for Nuwara Eliya

Bernard Perera

The Nuwara Eliya Race Course and the adjoining Municipal Sports Complex was taken over by the Sports and Public Recreation Ministry recently. This was done with the intention of developing the complex with modern equipment to and also to have a training centre for all sportsmen and women of the area. The vested area consist of 88 acres.

The Ministry hopes to construct 400m track, an indoor stadium, a dormitory to house 100 persons, a swimming pool, tennis court, volleyball court and the horse race track. The amount expected to cost for the project is 200m.

The Minister Gamini Lokuge made an inspection tour of the Nuwara Eliya Sports Complex with his officials recently and also held discussions with Mayor Chandanalal Karunaratne regarding the development projects.

The Minister also decided to hold the upcoming holiday season in association with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council. It was agreed to set off 30 per cent of the income from this season for the Development Projects Fund.

The Minister was accompanied by Secretary to the Ministry S. Liyanagama, Deputy Director Sports Development K.S. Peiris and Media Co-ordinator to the Ministry Kapila Bamunuarachchi.