International playground for estate youth

Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development Minister and General Secretary of CWC Arumugan Thondaman has arranged to reconstruct the Hatton Norwood Saumyamoorthy Thondaman Play Ground as an international play ground to boost the upcountry masses' living conditions.

The Minister made this decision to develop the standard of the young generation as there was no international playground in the plantation sector to improve the young talents to the national level. A ceremony held recently to renovate the Thondaman Football Complex in Norwood by the Minister and life member of the Saumyamoorthy Thondaman Foundation and Chairman of the Asian Football (AFF) (FIFA) FFSL Harley Silvera.

The Saumaymoorthy Thondaman Foundation, FIFA/AFC and the Football Federation of Sri Lanka had allocated Rs. 25 million to redevelop the 14 acre ground.

Constructing of a sports complex, filling ground, cleaning of existing underground drainage system under the football pitch and 400 metre running track and the construction of new surface water drains and manholes will also be carried out.