I-India ibilokhu izama ukuthola ucezu olukhudlwana lwemakethe yezokuvakasha yegalufu ekhula njalo. Ezinye zezifundo zakudala zegalufu ezinhle ziyakhanga ngokwazo, futhi kwakhiwa ezinye ezintsha. Ukuvezwa okuningi ngemiqhudelwano yegalufu nakho kuyenzeka.

UPeter Walton, uMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu we-IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) - iGlobal Golf Tourism Organisation, kanye noBruce MacPhee, Senior Agronomist, noMike Orloff, uMqondisi Ophethe iGolf Industry Central, ngezinye zezibani ezihamba phambili ze imboni yegalofu yomhlaba wonke evela ezihambelini ezingama-500, ezizohambela i-8th Indian Golf and Turf Expo (IGE) 2019. Umbukiso omkhulu wezohwebo embonini yegalofu eNingizimu Afrika kuhlelwe ukuthi uzobanjelwa enkundleni yezemidlalo iThygraj eNew Delhi ngo-Ephreli 26-27, 2019. The IGE ibuyela enhlokodolobha kazwelonke ngemuva kokubanjwa konyaka wesikhombisa ngonyaka ophelile eBengaluru.

Ekhuluma emcimbini wokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwalo mcimbi, uMnuz Suman Billa (IAS), uNobhala Ohlanganyelwe woMnyango Wezokuvakasha, uHulumeni waseNdiya, uthe: “UMnyango Wezokuvakasha kaHulumeni wase-India sekuyisikhathi eside ukhombe igalofu njengendawo yokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha futhi uthathe izinyathelo eziningana ezibandakanya ukwenza izifundo zomphakathi eziningi zokukhulisa nokuqhakambisa ezemidlalo ezweni. Ngokwengeza okwamukelekile, i-IGE yalo nyaka ibandakanye ochwepheshe be-turf kanye nabachwepheshe ngendlela enkulu. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ingqalasizinda engcono iyatholakala ezweni, hhayi nje ukukhulisa amathuba okudlala igalofu, kodwa futhi neminye imidlalo efana nebhola, ikhilikithi, ipolo neminye lapho i-turf yekhwalithi idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu ekufukuleni amazinga umdlalo wabasubathi. Ngibonga bonke ababambisene nabo ekwenzeni i-IGE ibe yimpumelelo eminyakeni edlule futhi ngibheke phambili ku-2019. ”

URishi Narain, nowake waba yindondo ye-Asia Games Gold, naye uthe, “IGolf Industry Association izibekele umgomo wokungenisa imali yama-INR 100 crs eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo ngokuvakasha kwegalofu.”

Abakwa-IGE 2019 bazobona ababonisi abangama-50 basekhaya nabakwamanye amazwe bekhombisa imikhiqizo yabo kanye nezingqungquthela zezikhulumi ezivelele, abalingisi begalufu ukucija amakhono egalofu, ukubeka nokubamba imincintiswano yegalufu, ukudla kwamanethiwekhi, ama-cocktails kusihlwa kanye nesidlo sasebusuku. Babalelwa kuma-37 amakilabhu egalofu avela kulo lonke izwe futhi akuqinisekisile ukubamba iqhaza kwawo.

UNkk Deepali Shah Gandhi, uMongameli weGolf Industry Association (GIA), abagqugquzeli be-IGE, naye ubekhona kulo mcimbi futhi wathi: “Egameni le-GIA, ngithanda ukubonga uMnu. Suman Billa nangaye uMnyango Wezokuvakasha, uHulumeni wase-India, ngokuqhubeka kwabo nokukhuthaza nokuxhasa i-IGE, manje osekufanele ibe khona kulo lonke uhlelo lwezemvelo lwegalofu ezweni. I-IGE ihlanganisa ndawonye bonke ozakwethu abakhulu nabanikeli bomdlalo, abazikhandla ngokungakhathali benze izinkanyezi ezinjengo-Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar, noShubhankar Sharma ukubala abambalwa, bazenzele igama. I-GIA yamukela ngenhliziyo yonke izihambeli nezihambeli zakwamanye amazwe kwi-IGE 2019 futhi inethemba lokuthi bazoba nesikhathi esithela izithelo kulo mcimbi. ”

Eminye imizimba eyinhloko yomkhakha wegalufu emelwe e-IGE 2019 ifaka phakathi i-Indian Golf Union (IGU), i-Women's Golf Association of India (WGAI), kanye ne-Golf Course Superintendents and Managers Association of India (GCSMAI). Umcimbi ubuye usekwe yi-Incredible! Ndia.

I-India inezinkundla ezingaphezu kwe-240 kuleli kanye nabantu ababalelwa ku-150,000 badlala lo mdlalo kumaqembu eminyaka yobudala. Kule minyaka emihlanu eyedlule kanye neyedlule, i-India ihehe ama-INR 5000 crores of investments.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

This is so important to ensure that the best of infrastructure is available in the country, not only to boost the prospects of golf, but also other sports like football, cricket, polo and others where quality turf plays a critical role in boosting the standards of the athletes game.
“The Ministry of Tourism of the Government of India has long identified golf as a potential tourism booster and has taken several measures including developing more public courses to grow and promote the sport in the country.
Suman Billa and through him the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, for their continued encouragement and support to IGE, which has now become a must-attend for the entire golf ecosystem in the country.