CHUKAI, 18 Feb 2019:
The Youth and Sports Ministry will install artificial pitch throughout the country to encourage youths to be active in sports and recreation and not get involved in negative activities, said Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
He said the pitches would have various facilities, including floodlights so that they could be used even at night.
“For now, the ministry is fixing two artificial pitches in Kelantan and today here (in Chukai)…after this, we will fix the floodlights because many have complained of not being able to use the pitches at night after returning from work.
“We will also focus on installing the pitches for stadiums in rural and high-risk areas to help reduce the social problems there,” he told reporters after handing over the Kemaman Mini Stadium artificial pitch, costing RM3 million, to the Kemaman Municipal Council in Mak Chili here yesterday.
– Bernama