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High altitude training centre hostel inaugurated in Udhagamandalam

The newly constructed high altitude training centre hostel for students was inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin through video conferencing on Thursday.

The hostel has been built at ₹1.86 crore by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. The hostel has a dining area, three sleeping areas where a total of 60 students can stay, a security room, kitchen, store room, nine toilets and bathrooms with hot water.

The students can train in any sport that they are specialising in. Besides the ₹250 a day that is being provided for the student athletes’ food, beds, pillows and blankets are also provided at the hostel, according to a release from the district administration.

The Nilgiris Collector M. Aruna, Ooty MLA R. Ganesh, and officials participated in the function.

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