Srinagar, Feb. 11 -- Of the eight assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir's summer-capital Srinagar, two segments have taken the lion's share of the funds for sports developments in the city.

Over Rs.28.27 crore have been spent in Srinagar on development of sports facilities and various activities of which Rs.24.99 crore (88%) have been spent in the constituencies of Lal Chowk and Hazratbal, data presented in the assembly about the past three years revealed.

In response to a question of Eidgah MLA Mubarak Gull, the incharge minister of youth services and sports, Satish Sharma, stated that Rs.297.41 crore funds were spent for the promotion of sports activities and the infrastructure development in the Union territory from 2022-23 to...