Sarusajai Stadium also known as Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium at Guwahati, Assam will be upgraded to Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE).
The Union Sports Ministry has identified and selected six centres as KISCE which includes three centres form Assam, Sikkim and Meghalaya. The upgrade budget is estimated to be Rs. 67.32 crores in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level athletes.
It is speculated that Sarusajai Stadium will be allocated Rs. 7.96 crores while Rs. 7.91 crores and Rs. 8.39 crores have been allocated to Paljor Stadium, Sikkim and JNS Complex, Meghalaya respectively.
The other three KISCE centres are in Daman & Diu, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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