Inorder to engage youth Of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district in sports activities and keep them away from drugs, the first Synthetic hockey turf stadium is being built in Pulwama.This synthetic hockey stadium is being constructed at BHSS (Boys Higher Secondary School) Pulwama at the cost of 5 crore under augmentation of sports infrastructure scheme at Jammu and Kashmir.District sports Officer said, In Pulwama there is lot of youngesters who are Interested in Hockey, but lack of stadium wastes their talent, but this stadium will boost their carrier and they can prove their abilities in hockey.He further added, this will be International standard stadium with dimensions 102 metre ×62 metre and we are hope it will be completed next month in October.
The main motive is to give opportunity to the youth of Pulwama to prove their abilities and this stadium will help them and will get exposure of hockey game.He added, Once stadium completed we will organize state level as well as National level competitions here for youth who are interested in hockey and will be international standard where hockey players will play and can stay here also structures will come up near by stadium for night stay.Local youth while talking to reporters said, we are eagerly waiting for the completion of this stadium and is miracle that international standard hockey stadium being built here.They hails the efforts of LG Manoj Sinha and Sports department Pulwama especially sports Officer Noor Sahab putting efforts to make it possible this international standard stadium in Pulwama which was need of the hour for hockey lovers.