Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 16 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday stated that sports activities play a supportive function within the improvement of a wholesome physique and a wholesome thoughts, and along with creating themselves, the youth needs to be extra concerned in sports activities for the good thing about society and the nation.
According to the CMO, CM Saha formally inaugurated the MLA Cup Football Competition on the Boxanagar Mini Stadium at the moment.
He stated that the central and state governments have paid particular consideration to bettering the standard of sports activities.
‘The present state authorities has taken varied steps to develop sports activities infrastructure. As a part of this initiative, eight artificial soccer grounds and artificial hockey grounds have already been constructed in other places within the state. A high-quality swimming pool has additionally been organized for the swimmers of the state,’ stated Tripura CM.
Laying emphasis on constructing a drug-free society, the Chief Minister stated that the extra the youth are concerned in sports activities, the stronger the struggle towards habit shall be.
Calling on the youth to take a number one function within the motion towards drug habit, the Chief Minister stated that the state authorities has adopted a zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of drug habit.
MLA Tafazzal Hossain, Swapna Nama, Chairman of Boxanagar Panchayat Samiti, District Magistrate of Sepahijala district Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, Superintendent of Police Bijay Debbarma, BDO of Boxanagar block Sanjib Kumar Pal, and others have been current.
Sixteen groups from inside and out of doors the state are collaborating on this soccer competitors that started at the moment.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, CM Saha participated within the closing ceremony of the Neermahal Jal Utsav 2025, which was held at Rajghat in Melaghar within the Shepahijala district.
The closing ceremony of the standard Neermahal Jal Utsav 2025 passed off following a sequence of cultural and conventional occasions.
The programme additionally noticed the participation of Transport Minister Sushant Chaudhary, Tourism Director Prashant Badal Negi, and several other different dignitaries, highlighting the state authorities’s give attention to selling heritage tourism and cultural id.
The Jal Utsav, celebrated towards the backdrop of the enduring Neermahal–the ‘Water Palace’ constructed within the Nineteen Thirties featured conventional boat races, cultural performances, and a vibrant show of Tripura’s wealthy traditions, drawing massive crowds and vacationers. (ANI)