Mungantiwar meets Fadnavis to push Rs 137-crore Shedmake sports complex in Chandrapur

MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to speed up work on the proposed Veer Baburao Shedmake Sports Complex in Chandrapur. At the meeting at Varsha, the Chief Minister's official residence in Mumbai, he submitted a memorandum on the subject. The complex is to be built at Mauja Datala at a cost of Rs 137 crore.

The Chief Minister has positively assured a special meeting to secure administrative approval for the proposal. The meeting is said to be held soon.

Under the New Chandrapur Development Plan, 16 acres at Mauja Datala have already been reserved for the large sports complex, to be named after Veer Baburao Shedmake. The project has been described as an important decision that will raise the profile of sport in Chandrapur. It is said it will give local players a platform for their talent and firm support to the sporting dreams of the coming generation.

Mungantiwar believes sport is not merely a means of entertainment. It channels the energy of young people, builds discipline and determination, and raises the district's identity at the national and international level. With this thinking, he has taken continuous initiatives for sports development in Chandrapur. The sports complexes, stadiums and other facilities built in the district are described as proof that his work has not stopped at announcements. He has always given priority to sports infrastructure so that players get good practice facilities, a strong platform for competition and a chance to show their talent.

Mission Shaurya was also mentioned in this context. The campaign gave tribal youths aged 17 to 18 a chance to show the world their courage, daring and hidden strength. Five tribal youths of the mission made history by climbing Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Prime Minister Narendra Modi specially mentioned their achievement in his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort on August 15. Building sports facilities to prepare players, and giving remote tribal youths the strength to fly as high as Everest, are the two fronts on which Mungantiwar's work has been described as proof of his vision and firm faith in the strength of young people.

Training in sport is also under way for tribal children of Chandrapur district with the goal of Mission Olympic 2036. Mungantiwar has expressed confidence that youths in rural and tribal areas have tremendous sporting potential. With proper training, modern facilities and opportunity, he said, they can prove their talent at the national and international level.

The complex named after Veer Baburao Shedmake will not remain merely a centre of state-of-the-art sports facilities. It is said it will become a place of inspiration that gives new wings to the proud history of the Gondwana land, the strength of tribal youths and the dreams of the coming generation. The project, which will give a new identity to sport in Chandrapur and the whole of eastern Vidarbha, is being seen as a step that strengthens the talent of players.