Melukote mla darshan puttannaiah

Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a multi-purpose indoor stadium to be built at a cost of Rs 14 crore in Mandya under the Central government's Khelo India scheme.

The foundation ceremony was held on the campus of the University of Agricultural Sciences at VC Farm in Mandya. Addressing the gathering, the ministers called for the slogan “Khelo India, Vibrant Mandya” to inspire the growth of sports in the district and encourage the emergence of more champions.

Both ministers participated in the traditional rituals during the groundbreaking ceremony. Former Minister C.S. Puttaraju, Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah, K.R. Pete MLA Manjunath and several other public representatives and district officials were present.