Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hemant Savara on Sunday said that Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has approved a grant of Rs 5 crore for the construction of a new sports stadium in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, reported the PTI.

The Lok Sabha member from Palghar district told reporters that he wrote a letter to Mansukh Mandaviya last month, requesting to consider setting up a multi-sports stadium complex and provide adequate funds for sports facilities in the tribal-dominated district.