Om Birla inaugurates synthetic track

Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated a synthetic track built at a cost of Rs 7 crore at an under construction sports complex in Bundi on Saturday morning.

Birla, who is also the Lok Sabha MP of Kota, visited the newly constructed track, the sixth of its kind in Rajasthan, along with several sportspersons and other youths gathered for the ceremony at the sports complex, Khel Sankul.

Addressing the ceremony, Birla said a swimming pool, indoor table tennis, badminton courts, an open auditorium, a library, and other such facilities would be built at a cost of Rs 50 crore during the first phase of the project. A total of Rs 100 crore would be spent for the sports complex, he added. Urging the youths gathered there to study hard, Birla stressed on sports activities for a healthy body and mind. The speaker urged them to devote at least two hours per day to sports.