bareilly the city is likely to get a worldclass auditorium to be constructed at a proposed budget of rs 100 crore in what the district administration plans to call the bareilly centre a sports complex cum cultural heritage and commercial centre in the old jail premises a cost of rs 318 crore has been earmarked to develop the bareilly centre in the 84 acre land of the old jail premises which currently lies defunct the district magistrate dm r v singh told toi that a proposal has been forwarded to the chief secretary rajiv kumar on wednesday ldquowe suggested bareilly centre as the name for the project it will be the first of its kind in the country where a tourist lodge an olympicstandard sports complex a worldclass auditorium an art gallery a cultural centre food plazas markets and residential complex will be under one roof the auditorium will be used to host plays and music concerts which will provide a platform for local artistsrdquo said dm singh officials also said that the project will boost tourism once the proposed nath nagri airport becomes operational ldquoonce the nath nagari civil terminal is operational there will be huge potential for tourism activities in bareilly many will like to spend time here tasting local food and witnessing art and culture the project will also provide job opportunities to many local youthsrdquo said singh the project which is located in the heart of the city merely 500 metre from the collectorate makes it an ideal place for tourists and local residents to spend time according to administrative sources around 25 of the total area will be tree covered ldquowe have proposed to construct a heritage park on 1966 acre of land here and another six acre will be reserved for an itpark we have also suggested building a convention centre on nine acresrdquo dm singh added administrative sources also said that a two acre piece of land will be earmarked for hotels and another two acre to build an advance skills centre and a public library