Manipur, March 11 -- A project commencement programme for construction of a Football Ground with Natural Grass at Lamlai was held at Lamlai Ground, Imphal East on Sunday with Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Power Minister Thongam Biswajit as chief guest and president respectively.

The programme was organised by the state Youth Affairs and Sports department, Government of Manipur.

The Football Ground will be constructed with an estimated cost of around Rs8 crore.

On the occasion, N Biren Singh stated that development works needed to be continued, although the State has been passing through a rough phase. As such, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of various projects worth Rs3500 crore (approx.) for Manipu...