A place where you need to follow for what happening in world cup
mobile view

PM Modi inaugurates 6th edition of Khelo India games at Chennai

0 308

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 6th edition of Khelo India games at Chennai on Friday. He also relaunched the revamped DDPodhigai as DDTamil. He also unveiled the logo of DD Tamil channel. The revamped DD Tamil channel will broadcast daily and weekly serials.

The PM inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth 280 crore rupees. This includes 12 Akashwani projects in eight States including Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. He also inaugurated four DD transmitters at three locations in Jammu and Kashmir.

He also laid foundation for 26 new FM transmitter projects in 12 states including Salem, Vellore and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

During the event, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to create a sound infrastructure for sports. Mr Thakur said that in the last ten years, the achievement in the sports field has increased and India has achieved excellence in sports. He said that in Asian games, more than hundred medals were won. He added that the Government has left no stone unturned and it was due to Prime Minister’s tireless efforts that the sports talents in youth had been showcased in global sports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the State for two more days. He will visit Sriranganathar temple at Tiruchirapalli and Ramanatha Samy temple at Rameswaram for special pujas. He will also visit Arichal Munai in Rameswaram on Sunday for special pujas.

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.