Our Correspondent Itanagar: The sporting infrastructure in Lower Subansiri district got a major boost on Saturday with Chief Minister Pema Khandu Saturday dedicating an outdoor stadium to the people of the district. The 4,000 seating capacity stadium is named after Padi Yubbe, the first cabinet minister from the Apatani community. Khandu also unveiled the memorial statue of Padi Yubbe and paid homage to the departed soul by offering flowers. The Chief Minister congratulated the people of Ziro Valley and Lower Subansiri district on finally having a modern outdoor stadium that would not only serve games and sports events but also in organizing special occasions. “It is befitting that the mega-infrastructure has been named after one of the most luminous sons of the soil Padi Yubbe,” Khandu said in his address to the people. Reiterating his government resolve to give big impetus on games and sports, Khandu said, “Our youths have immense inborn talent to excel in sports. Therefore, we are developing state-of-the-art sports infrastructure while framing a comprehensive sports policy.” “The stadium is the third after Pasighat and Daporijo to be completed and ready for use. Other big stadiums, in various stages of completion, are coming up at Chimpu near Itanagar, Aalo and Tezu,” he said. Khandu added that funding for projects under Special Plan Assistance (SPA) were discontinued from the Centre, but the state government took the decision to fund such projects from its own state funds. Informing on the status of Potin-Pangin two-lane highway, the chief minister informed that tender process for all nine packages had been completed and work would be allotted soon. He requested the people of the district not to harass the contractors and urged them to cooperate for work to progress smoothly. Responding to a public memorandum, Khandu assured all support for completion of remaining works on the stadium. He also assured that there would be no shortage of funds for completion of mini secretariat at Ziro, the district headquarters and requested the PWD to complete the project by January 20 next year. Earlier, the Chief Minister made a site inspection of under construction mini secretariat. Education Minister Taba Tedir, Agriculture Minister Tage Taki and former minister Padi Richo were also present on the occasion. Also Read: CMPVY scheme: Chief Minister Pema Khandu distributes POS machines Also Watch: Stage Set for Republic Day 2020 Celebrations in Guwahati

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