PV Sindhu launches badminton academy in Vizag

Ace badminton player PV Sindhu inaugurated the PV Sindhu Center for Badminton and Sports Excellence on Thursday, marking a major step toward developing young sports talent. Sharing her excitement on social media, Sindhu expressed her goal of shaping future champions through this facility, located on two acres of government-allocated land in Chinna Gadhili, Visakhapatnam.

However, the project faced local opposition, as residents urged the State government to use the land for a junior college, a long-requested facility in Totaguru. The land, allocated in 2021 by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government, was transferred from the animal husbandry department, with two acres designated for the sports academy and one acre for the Health Department.

Residents argue that the junior college would address educational needs in the area, while the government has specified the land use must remain non-commercial and sports-related.