S.A.S. Nagar, July 26:
The Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today said that the shooters from the State have earned plaudits big time at the International level. This sport has immense scope for talented Punjabis to earn laurels hence Punjab would be made the epicentre of shooting. On the directions of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, an amount of Rs. 6 crore has been released for the transformation of the shooting ranges in the State.
The Sports Minister had come to take stock of the facilities at the Phase 6 shooting range. He visited the 10 metre indoor air conditioned range apart from the 25 & 50 metre ranges and emphasized improving the infrastructure at the range so as to bring it in tune with the changing times.
The Minister also ascertained from the shooters as to what kind of facilities they need. The shooters shared their experiences and apprised the Minister about all the aspects. The Minister further said that the Chief Minister had personally met the shooters and it was on his instructions that the abovesaid amount was released.
The Minister directed the sports officers to display the pics of eminent shooters inside the range so as to make sure that the budding shooters can derive inspiration. Among others present on the occasion included the Director Sports Rajesh Dhiman, prominent shooters Arjun Babuta, Anjum Moudgil, District Sports Officer Gurdeep Kaur, Shooting Coach Supreet Dhaliwal and Ankush Bhardwaj.
