Dedicated Sports Hostel For Girls to Come Up in Mangalore: Check Out

Dakshina Kannada district will soon have a dedicated sports hostel for girls who are studying up to the 10th standard. It is coming up close to Mangala Stadium and will likely be completed within three or four months.

Ravi Y Nayak, assistant director, youth empowerment and sports, Dakshina Kannada, said the the hostel will be built at a total cost of Rs 1.5 crore. It was announced during the last budget, that 10 such sports hostels, exclusively for girls, will come up in 10 districts in the state, including in Mangalore and Dakshina Kannada. The hostel will accommodate 50 inmates.

Mangalore City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said that the dedicated hostel is coming up with an intention to encourage girl athletes to excel in sports. They will get more opportunities if they move to the city limits, where the government provides facilities free of cost, to hone their sports skills. The new facilities will help a lot of athletes from Dakshina Kannada and neighbouring districts.