CMDA hands over ₹ 2.25 crore to Dy CM for developing badminton court in CM's Mini Stadium in Kolathur
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekarbabu, along with officials from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), handed over a cheque for ₹2.25 crore to Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday. The funds from CMDA will be used for constructing an indoor badminton court at the Chief Minister's Mini Stadium in the Kolathur Assembly Constituency in Chennai. The badminton court project inside the mini stadium is a part of the Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam initiative. Officials from the Department of Sports Development were also present.
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