Three synthetic tennis courts would be set up at Anna Stadium

Three synthetic tennis courts would be set up at Anna Stadium here at an estimated cost of Rs.1.11 crore. The facility would come up under the Self Sufficiency Scheme (SSS), said an official press release.

While the State government would provide Rs.74 lakh the remaining project cost would be raised through public contribution. On Tuesday, Apollo Hospitals contributed Rs.27 lakh.

Rohini Sridhar, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Medical Service, Apollo Hospitals, handed over the cheque to Collector Jayashree Muralidharan in the presence of A. Amalraj, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi Range, and G.Radha, project director, District Rural Development Agency.

International-level tourneys

The facility, once in place, would help in conducting international-level tennis tournaments in Tiruchi and producing quality players from the district.

A synthetic hockey turf of international standard has already been created at the 37-acre Anna Stadium, which is also getting a synthetic athletics track with floodlights. Construction of a multipurpose indoor stadium is also nearing completion.

The other facilities at the stadium include flood-lit volleyball and basketball courts, football ground, swimming pool, gymnasium, and sports hostel