Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium

Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium is located in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India. It has a capacity of 25,000 people and was inaugurated on 18 December 2016 by Harish Rawat, the then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.[1] It is spread over an area of 70 acres and has cricket and football grounds, a track for 800-metre race, a hockey field, badminton courts, a lawn tennis court, a boxing ring, and a swimming pool.

For other uses, see Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium
AddressHaldwani Bypass Road, Gaulapar
Haldwani
India
Coordinates29.21938°N 79.54297°E / 29.21938; 79.54297
OwnerGovernment of Uttarakhand
OperatorUttarakhand Olympic Association
TypeStadium
Capacity25000
Tenants
Uttarakhand football team
Uttarakhand Super League

Location

The stadium is located on the banks of the Gaula river in the Gaulapar area of Haldwani.[2] It is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Haldwani bus station and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from railway station.

History

On 7 November 2014, the Government of Uttarakhand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NCC Limited, Hyderabad, according to which NCC Limited was to build the stadium in 18 months on 30.20 hectares of land.[3] At that time Rs. 225 crore were allocated to this project.[3][4] The foundation of Haldwani Stadium was laid on 9 November 2014 by then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat.[5] On 18 December 2016, he inaugurated the International Cricket Ground as a part of the stadium complex.[6][7] As of May 2017, the Athlete Stadium under the stadium was still under construction.[8] As per district sports officer, works took longer time due to lack of funds in the past.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Harish Rawat inaugurates international stadium in Haldwani". The Times of India. Nainital. TNN. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. Upadhyay, Vineet (4 May 2015). "Old Haldwani stadium to be upgraded with Int'l facilities". The times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Prashant, Shishir (7 November 2014). "NCC bags Rs 225-cr bid to build stadium in Uttarakhand". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "ग्रेटर हल्द्वानी में बनेगा अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर का खेल स्टेडियम" (in Hindi). Zee News. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. "अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल की दुनिया में उत्तराखंड का बड़ा कदम" (in Hindi). Haldwani: Amar Ujala. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. "उत्तराखंड को मिली विश्व स्तर पर पहचान". Haldwani: Amar Ujala. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. "आज हल्द्वानी को मिलेंगे दो बड़े तोहफे". Dainik Jagran. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. पांडे, हरीश (29 May 2017). "एक साल बाद होने हैं राष्ट्रीय खेल मगर नहीं है तैयारी, कैसे होगी मेजबानी". Haldwani: Amar Ujala. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. साह, अंकित (17 May 2022). "176 करोड़ की लागत से बने अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम की स्थिति बदहाल, 6 साल बाद भी नहीं पूरा हुआ काम". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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