Odisha has seen massive development under Naveen Patnaik Dilip Tirkey

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 (PTI) Former Indian hockey staff captain Dilip Tirkey, who has been fielded in Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat by the BJD, asserted that Odisha has witnessed huge growth below Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
    In an interview with PTI Video, the previous Rajya Sabha MP, who misplaced to BJP heavyweight Jual Oram within the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, thanked Patnaik for reposing religion in him as soon as once more.
    “Odisha has seen a variety of growth below CM Naveen Patnaik. There was an enormous transformation within the well being and schooling sectors. Many have benefitted from well being schemes of the state authorities,” he stated.
    Within the space of sports activities, the world’s largest hockey stadium, the Birsa Munda Stadium, has been constructed in Sundargarh district and a World Cup was efficiently organised in it final 12 months, Tirkey, the Hockey India president, stated.
    In addition to, 70 astro turfs have been in-built Sundargarh and training programmes have began to advertise hockey on the grassroots stage, he stated.
    Tirkey added that by means of girls self-help teams, there was upliftment of girls entrepreneurs and the federal government has opened a path for industrialisation to extend employment alternatives for teens in tribal-dominated Sundargarh.
    “Within the final 10 years, there was a large transformation in each space and the belief within the BJD authorities, particularly Naveen Patnaik, has elevated manifolds.
    “I hope to see him because the CM for the sixth time period and hope that the end in Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat will likely be our aspect,” he stated.
    On how he would handle each hockey and politics, Tirkey stated, “Hockey is my ardour and has taught me many issues. Right this moment, no matter I’m is due to hockey. On earlier events too, MPs and MLAs have held posts in nationwide our bodies. I’m concerned within the growth of hockey on the grassroots stage. We additionally engaged on organising a girls’s hockey league for the primary time.”