Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Atmakur Sports Centre Envisioned As Major Rural Hub
A sports centre is being built in Atmakur for young people from rural areas.
The minister said it should become a modern place where athletes can train.
He asked officials to make the site larger than 20 acres.
They must also prepare a full plan within 15 days.
The project was approved in 2017 and construction started in 2018.
Work stopped for about eight years because funding was unavailable.
A contractor continued some work using nearly Rs 1 crore of personal money.
New funding is expected to help finish the centre.
Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said Atmakur’s Sports Development Centre would support rural athletes.
The minister directed officials to expand the planned complex beyond 20 acres for future needs.
Officials must prepare a detailed master plan and project report within 15 days.
The centre was sanctioned in September 2017, with construction beginning in August 2018 at an initial estimate of Rs 2 crore.
The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh agreed to provide an additional Rs 1.78 crore to clear dues and complete the facility.
- Who
- Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh officials, engineering officials and local leaders.
- What
- The proposed Sports Development Centre in Atmakur is being revived and planned as a major rural sports facility.
- When
- The project was sanctioned in September 2017, construction began in August 2018, and the inspection took place on Wednesday.
- Where
- Atmakur town in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The facility is intended to give rural youth better opportunities to develop and excel in sports, while addressing unfinished construction and future infrastructure needs.
- Planned scale
- The complex is to be expanded beyond 20 acres.
- Original sanction
- The Sports Development Centre was sanctioned in September 2017.
- Construction start
- Work began in August 2018.
- Initial estimate
- The project initially had an estimated cost of Rs 2 crore.
- Construction status
- Nearly 50 percent of the work had been completed before funding stopped.
- Funding gap
- Funding was halted for eight years.
- Additional allocation
- The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh agreed to sanction Rs 1.78 crore for pending dues and remaining infrastructure.