Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday issued directions for a time-bound overhaul of Punjab's sports infrastructure, asking officials to complete the work on 3,100 stadiums by June 2026. The work would cost Rs.1,350 crore.

The CM was chairing a meeting of officials. The overhaul work includes ultra modern gyms at nearly 3,000 locations, distribution of 17,000 sports kits worth Rs.50 crore, launch of a comprehensive sports portal and construction of a Yuva Bhawan at the cost of Rs.43 crore.

He stressed that the government's objective was to channel the vast energy of Punjab's youth into productive, disciplined pursuits and pull them away from the menace of drugs. "These stadiums are being constructed in t...