Aizawl | September 19, 2018: The Hockey Mizoram today expressed happiness over the Mizoram government’s announcement of Rs 10 lakh incentive cash award for hockey player Lalremsiami, the first Mizo to win a medal at the Asian Games.
Addressing a press conference here, Hockey Mizoram president and MLA Hmingdailova Khiangte also thanked the Mizoram government for its decision to build a one a housing unit under RAY Project at Falkland, Aizawl. He said another Rs 5 lakhs would be awarded to Lalremsiami by the North Eastern Council.
Lalremsiami belongs to a low-incoming farming family in Kolasib. Her parents are making both ends meet by selling vegetables grown in their jhum field.
The Hockey Mizoram also thanked Lalfamkima, a resident of Kolasib’s College Veng locality, who donated his land for hockey playground (for five players each from two teams) to Hockey Mizoram, which will be named ‘Lalremsiami Hockey Ground’.
Hockey Mizoram was also grateful for the initiatives taken by Kolasib district DC Dr Arun T for developing roads and street light of the locality of Lalremsiami in Kolasib.
The Hockey Mizoram is proud of Lalremsiami and wanted to organise a felicitation programme in honour Lalremsiami, who is currently in a training camp in preparation for Youth Olympic Games. Felicitation would be organised once she returns home, they said.
- Newslink
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