55 Billion Tomans Needed to Complete Rural Sports Projects

Qazvin – The Head of the Provincial Department of Sports and Youth, pointing to the stalled rural sports projects, called for securing 55 billion tomans in funding to complete priority plans.

Qazvin - Head of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Qazvin province, pointing out that rural sports projects are half-completed, demanded to provide 55 billion Tomans of credit to complete priority projects.

According to Mehr reporter, Mozafari Alishai, in the meeting of Qazvin province managers with the vice president for rural development and underprivileged areas, on Thursday afternoon, referring to the per capita lack of sports spaces in the province, said: Qazvin is not in a favorable situation in terms of having sports facilities compared to many provinces, and the development of sports infrastructure in rural areas needs serious attention.

Emphasizing the role of sports in increasing the social vitality and longevity of the population in the villages, he added: a significant part of the rural population is engaged in agricultural activities, and providing sports and purposeful activities in free time can help improve the quality of life and strengthen the presence of young people in the villages.

Head of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Qazvin Province, referring to the existence of 18 sports projects in the rural areas of the province, said: Four of these projects have 70-90% physical progress and to complete them, about 55 billion Tomans of credit are needed.

Mozafari Alishai proposed to build 50 artificial grass fields in the villages of the province in the next two years with the participation of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Vice President of Rural Development and Underprivileged Regions.

Emphasizing the necessity of avoiding focusing only on the construction of expensive sports complexes, he said: first, low-cost and repeatable models should be developed; including the use of existing spaces in schools, the creation of public sports clubs and the training of native coaches to manage sports activities in villages.

school; Center for providing sports and social services in villages

The head of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Qazvin province considered the use of school capacity as a proposed axis for the sustainable development of villages and added: Schools exist in most villages, but their spaces have more capacity outside of school hours and can become a center for providing sports, cultural, educational and social services.

Mozafari Alishai continued: The realization of this model requires the interdepartmental cooperation of the institutions; In such a way that the Presidential Office of Rural Development in securing credit and providing legal requirements, the Ministry of Interior in the field of civil and rural affairs, the Ministry of Education in assigning and managing the school space, the Ministry of Sports and Youth in providing trainers and expert staff, the technical and professional organization in training skills, and the health and treatment complex in providing basic education.

Stating that the implementation of this plan may require the development of regulations or the approval of legal mechanisms, he demanded the provision of coherent cooperation between the institutions for the implementation of this model in the villages of the province.

Proposal to hold the National Rural Sports Cup

The head of the General Directorate of Sports and Youth of Qazvin province also suggested that a national cup be designed and held for the development of sports activities in rural areas.

Referring to the experience of holding competitions called "Golden Cup" in the field of rural sports, he said: Designing a national cup can provide the basis for expanding sports activities, increasing people's participation and strengthening social vitality in villages.

In the end, Mozaffari Alishai emphasized the need to support the completion of half-finished rural sports projects and requested the cooperation of national institutions to provide the required credit for these projects.