Andhra Pradesh

AP govt allocates land for Sindhu badminton academy

SportzPower Team
Jun 18, 2021 12:06

HYDERABAD: The government of Andhra Pradesh has allocated two acres of land to badminton star PV Sindhu to set up a badminton academy near Visakhapatnam.

The government order (GO) was issued on Thursday allocating two acres of land located at Chingadili village in Visakhapatnam rural mandal to set up P Venkata Sindhu Badminton Academy and Sports School for promoting sports in the public interest.

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