World-class Kayaking-Canoeing Academy to be set up in Tehri, Uttarakhand

World-class Kayaking-Canoeing Academy to be set up in Tehri, Uttarakhand

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Category : Sports Published on: December 31 2022

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  • Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy,RK Singh announced the opening of a World Class Kayaking and Canoeing Academy which is to be inaugurated in the state of Uttarakhand. 
  • The aim behind establishing this academy is to promote the water sports in the country and encourage the youth to take up the same.
  • Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also inaugurated the National Championship “Tehri Water Sports Cup” at Tehri Lake.
  • Tehri was a small town situated at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Bhilangana rivers in Uttarakhand.
  • The city was submerged in water to create a large catchment area and thus the old Tehri city became the Tehri Lake, the largest man-made lake in Asia.
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