PANAJI
Santa Cruz MLA Tony Fernandes has mooted a master plan for sports in his constituency and directed the Executive Director of the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) to depute an engineer and architect to the proposed site at Santa Cruz.
At a recent meeting with local officials, it was decided to set up a sports centre at St Cruz incorporating facilities ranging from a synthetic football surface with floodlighting of the ground as per FIFA regulations, nine-lane sand track of 400m at the outer edge of the existing football ground and two changing rooms in between a small pool of 10m for rehabilitation.
The plan also includes a second floor equipped with a gym, along with steam and sauna bath. The proposed plan for the third floor includes setting up of human performance and recovery laboratory, multi-purpose hall for yoga, volleyball, badminton, apart from a 100-bedded hostel with requisite facilities for dining, along with 40 points shooting range in the basement, so as to impart training for promising sportspersons of Santa Cruz and surrounding area.
Fernandes has also called for estimates and acquisition of land adjacent to Santa Cruz ground, at the earliest. The master plan was mooted by Roque Dias, ex-Executive Director, SAI.
