Punjab expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat: Chief Secretary
Punjab is expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat, out of which 17.14 lakh metric tons have already been acquired, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday.
The Punjab government would organise Global Kabaddi League from 14 October to 3 November.
The inauguration of the league would be held at the Olympian Surjit Hockey stadium at Burlton Park (Jalandhar). The matches of the league, which is being held with the assistance of Tutt Brothers (private sponsors), would be played at Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Mohali.
The closing as well as the finals would be held at the hockey stadium, Phase-9, SAS Nagar (Mohali). The chief guest would be the Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh. This was disclosed today by the sports minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi after a high level review meeting.
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Rana Sodhi further said that CM Amarinder is undertaking specialised efforts to uplift the level of sports in the state and it is in keeping with these efforts that Punjab has come out with a comprehensive sports policy. He also said that the Punjab government is fully committed to propagate mother game Kabaddi.
The minister also divulged that the league is being held by the Sports Department with the assistance of the private sponsors and the entire expenses would be borne by the sponsors whereas the administrative help and the stadiums would be provided by the state government.
He said six teams California Eagles (USA), Maple Leaf (Canada), Singh Warriors (Punjab), Black Panthers (Fresno, USA), Haryana Lions (India) and Doaba Warriors (USA) would participate in the league and vie with each for top honours. The minister also added that every team would play with each other twice and therefore every team would get to play a total of 10 matches.
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