Renowned global business house, Tata is all set to start a hockey academy. The proposed Academy will come up in Jamshedpur, where the century old and their blue chip Tata Steel Company is located.

Jamshedpur is around 150 km from Ranchi, Jharkand State capital.

Jharkhand has been producing a flurry of hockey players from the tribal belt, which extends to adjoining Orisaa as well

Bimal Lakra, and his sister Asunta Lakra, and Sumrai Tete are from Jharkahand.

In order to harness the hockey potential, Tatas will add hockey academy utilizing the existing infrastructure in their industrial complex.

Tatas have a lush green hockey ground in their sports complex, with facility for boarding and lodging.

It is said that the leading business house will acquire synthetic turf soon, but the start of the academy will be from immediate effect.

A Delhi based leading coach has been entrusted to prepare full-pledged Project Report for the Academy.