Jammu, Sept. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 221 out of 355 Gram Panchayats covered under the One Panchayat-One Playfield initiative have either existing or newly constructed playfields.

Replying to a question by MLA G A Mir during Question Hour, Minister for Youth Services and Sports Satish Sharma said the information was based on data received from the Rural Development Department.

The minister said 37 of the 66 Gram Panchayats in Dooru constituency have playfields under the initiative.

He informed the House that the Youth Services and Sports Department had taken up two playfield projects in Dooru during the past three years. The playfield at Larkipora near ADV Road Bathuno, ta...