Manipur Chief Minister reviewed infrastructure works at the National Sports University in Koutruk and said the project is targeted for completion by year-end.
Imphal, May 16: Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday visited the under-construction campus of the National Sports University at Koutruk in Imphal West district and reviewed the progress of ongoing infrastructure development works.
During the visit, the Chief Minister praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for establishing the country’s only National Sports University in Manipur, describing it as a dream project that would contribute significantly to sports education and development in the state.
The Chief Minister was received by Vice-Chancellor Daljit Singh Chaudhary, IPS (Retd.), former Director General of the Border Security Force, along with senior university officials.
A review meeting was held at the university’s academic building where officials of the National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) briefed the Chief Minister on the status of the construction works being carried out at the campus.
According to officials, the new campus will include 60 residential units for faculty members and a multi-purpose sports hall spread across the ground and first floors.
During the interaction, university authorities raised concerns regarding road connectivity, water supply, and security arrangements at the campus.
Responding to the issues, the Chief Minister said construction of the approach road to the university would begin from next week. He also announced that around six borewells would be dug as a temporary measure to address water shortage in the area.
Khemchand Singh further assured that adequate security personnel would be deployed if necessary to ensure uninterrupted execution of the ongoing construction works.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the Chief Minister stated that the student intake capacity of the university campus would be around 1,300 once fully operational. He added that the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The review meeting was attended by MLA of Sekmai Assembly Constituency Heikham Dingo Singh, MLA of Thanga Assembly Constituency Tongbram Robindro Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Imphal West Mayanglambam Rajkumar Singh, Vice-Chancellor Daljit Singh Chaudhary, and other senior officials.
While returning from the university campus, the Chief Minister also stopped at the Koutruk Community Hall, where he was felicitated by local residents. During the interaction, villagers raised several grievances before him, and the Chief Minister assured them that their concerns would be examined.
The National Sports University, established in Manipur by the Centre, is the first and only university in the country dedicated exclusively to sports education, sports sciences, coaching, and allied disciplines.
