Maharashtra: Adventure sport tag to Dahi Handi will bring India international fame, says Uday Samant

Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on Sunday said giving Dahi Handi the status of an adventure sport will bring fame to the country at the international levelSamant a rebel Shiv Sena leader from the Eknath Shinde camp slammed the Opposition for misguiding people about the decision by claiming that the move will cause aspirants to lose the opportunity to land a government jobChief Minister Eknath Shinde has accorded the adventure sport tag to Dahi Handi which will allow young participants called govindas to apply for government jobs under the sports quotaRecognising Dahi Handi as an adventure sport will bring world fame to India It will not impact students who try hard to crack the Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC examination every year the state industries minister saidSamant further said that the Opposition was trying hard to criticise the Shinde governments announcementAlso Read Dahi Handi Govindas to soon plan trip from Mumbai to Spain for learning new techniques as part of adventure sportThey are misguiding people by claiming that aspirants will lose the opportunity to land a government job The government will hold talks with experts in the field and institutes to frame rules and regulations for the game and qualifications the minister saidHe also defended the move to construct metro car shed at Aarey near Sanjay Gandhi National Park in MumbaiThe national park is spread over 12000 hectares of which Aarey colony covers 1300 hectares and 30 hectares are being used for the metro 3 car shed and it will be surrounded by roads on three sides Samant saidCiting that the land was originally owned by the state dairy development corporation and not the forest ministry the minister claimed that since the beginning of the project some misconceptions were being spread among peopleThe reports by experts clearly state that the construction of the car shed on Aarey plot is the most feasible option As many as 17 lakh passengers will be travelling by metro on a daily basis once all the routes are operational Samant saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever