Assam Opens Naharkatia Multi‑Sports Complex to Boost Regional Talent

Overview

• The Naharkatia multi-sports complex was inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday and now combines facilities for football, athletics and a 15-by-25 metre swimming pool on a single campus.
• The site includes an international-standard football ground, a 10-metre-wide running track, a gymnasium, a medical and first-aid room, a canteen and administrative offices.
• Local outlets reported the project cost at Rs 22 crore and noted that the Assam Cricket Association opened a new cricket ground nearby while the state is building an adjacent hockey stadium.
• Sarma said the facility is part of a wider push to expand modern sports infrastructure to identify grassroots talent and he urged youth to take part in the Khel Maharan talent-identification programme scheduled for November.
• Officials and local bodies expect the complex to improve access for athletes from upper Assam, allow the region to host more organised events and feed players into state development programmes such as the ACA’s planned satellite academy.