Overview
- The cricket icon visited Chhindnar on Wednesday and opened a multi-sports ground at a local school before joining children in games.
- His trip centered on the Maidan Cup, a district program backed by the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation and Mann Deshi Foundation that now engages more than 5,000 children.
- Officials say the plan targets 50 school playgrounds across Dantewada, with 25 finished so far using local materials for under Rs 4 lakh per site and facilities for multiple sports.
- The district reports that expert coaches will train about 100 local teachers to mentor students, which aims to keep coaching capacity in the community.
- Authorities frame the effort as part of a broader shift after Chhattisgarh was declared free of Left-Wing Extremism earlier this year, with sports seen as a way to reclaim childhood and build daily normalcy.