Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia met Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur in New Delhi on Friday and told about sports activities of Madhya Pradesh. Thakur also unveiled calendar based on infrastructure prepared by Madhya Pradesh Sports Department.

Sports Minister Scindia told Union Minister Thakur that an international level sports complex is being built at Barkheda Nathu near Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh has made a special identity in sports at international level. International level facilities, infrastructure and coaches are available to players under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Scindia said that it is our goal to develop Madhya Pradesh as a sports hub. Barkheda Nathu Sports Complex will be first stadium in the country to be built as per standards of the World Championship.

The stadium being built for each genre will have its own distinct international identity. Appreciating sports activities and infrastructure development works of MP, Thakur assured all cooperation. Also saw a PPT presentation of International Sports Complex to be built at Barkheda Nathu. Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Deepti Goud Mukherjee, Sports Director Ravi Kumar Gupta and Joint Director B S Yadav were

present.