NAKODAR
An indoor stadium conceived for Nakodar town about 35 years ago is still incomplete.
The decision to construct an indoor stadium was taken in 1988 and work began on the land opposite the civil hospital. Thousands of rupees were spent on construction, but it could not be completed.
Congress leader late Umrao Singh had laid the foundation stone and the Punjab government released a grant of Rs 1.95 lakh on March 8, 1988, for the construction of the stadium. But the money was not spent, and the state internal audit department passed strictures against the non-utilization of funds. The Punjab State Sports Council directed the Nagar Council to refund the grants that were not utilized on time.
The residents blame the municipal authorities for failing to provide adequate space for sports.