Karkala: Late Eliyal P M Saldanha Memorial Kowdoor Stadium set for inaugural on Jan 9
- Media Release
Karkala, 29 Oct 2015: Eliyal, as the name sounds means younger sister of Palli (elder sister). It is a small beautiful neighborhood linked to Ranganpalke town of Kowdoor village of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The people of Eliyal once upon a time have been predominantly engaged in agriculture work. However, the economic globalization has rendered the agricultural investment, an unsustainable occupation especially in the dry hilly areas of coastal Karnataka. Consequently, entrepreneurs here have opted for alternative investment opportunities such as education, health, sports, tourism etc.
Lawrence Saldanha, a non-resident entrepreneur hailing from this very neighborhood recognized the concern that the younger generation of this neighborhood as also of surrounding villages is lacking adequate infrastructure for the development of its sports talents and conceived a thought of constructing a multi sports stadium for the long term benefit of budding sportspersons of the region. Thus a full-fledged stadium in the name of ‘Late Eliyal P M Saldanha Memorial Kowdoor Stadium’ with a 400 meter track, spacious pavilion, seating galleries, accommodation and other related facilities has been constructed and is all set to be thrown open to the public on January 9, 2016 with a 2-day inaugural sports event.
The state ministers and legislators, education officials, sports personalities and other dignitaries have been invited and are expected to witness the inauguration of an unprecedented kind of venture in the rural region. We humbly request your cooperation in making this venture a success.
Please watch this space for further announcements in the weeks to come. For any query or information or for the visit to site, contact Melvyn Noronha on 9845229159 or email:glarida@hotmail.com
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Benedicta Lobo, Udupi/Dubai | Sun, November-1-2015, 1:13 |
Dear Brother Lawrence, We are truly proud of your great job of developing our ancestral place and providing all kind of facilities specially younger generation of this neighborhood and also of surrounding villages for the development of sports talents by constructing a multi sports stadium in the name of our Late father P M Saldanha Memorial. God bless you and wishing all the success for your future plans. | |
Valerian Alva, Kattingeri / Moodubelle | Fri, October-30-2015, 1:38 |
Building such a great stadium in rural area needs a lot of courage and vision. If this stadium is utilized for professional training and sports events, this can be a blessing for rural talents. Wishing all the very best to the promoters |