AP Minister Lokesh lays foundation stone for P.V. Sindhu Sports Academy in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 5 (TNT): Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education and Information Technology Nara Lokesh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the P.V. Sindhu Centre for Sports Excellence at Thotagaruvu in the Arilova area of Visakhapatnam.
 The Minister, along with Olympic medallist and badminton star  P.V. Sindhu and Andhra Pradesh Sports Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed sports academy and unveiled the commemorative foundation plaque.
Later, Lokesh reviewed the architectural model of the academy and examined the proposed world-class sports infrastructure and facilities planned for athletes.
He also watched an audio-visual presentation on the project before joining the dignitaries for a group photograph.
Among those present were TDP State President Palla Srinivasa Rao, Visakhapatnam East MLA Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) Chairman Animini Ravi Naidu, SAAP Managing Director S. harani, Greenko Energy Efficiency Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Director Chalamalasetty Swathi, and other officials and dignitaries.
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