Chandigarh administration to invest Rs 300cr to upgrade sports infra
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Chandigarh: Hoping to put Chandigarh on the world sports map by creating a world-class sports infrastructure, the UT administration will spend more than Rs 300 crore in the next couple of years.
This includes the creation of new sports infrastructure in the Sector 42 sports complex and upgrade of existing facilities in different sports complexes. For example, Sector 18 hockey stadium will be upgraded to international levels by laying astro turf and installing all-weather flood lighting.
Other projects include replacing clay courts with synthetic courts for lawn tennis in the Sukhna Lake complex, upgrading the Sector 16 cricket stadium with a new pitch square, new flood lighting, and stadium regressing, and constructing an all-weather swimming pool in the Sector 30 sports complex.
All sports complexes will be brought under a single command and control centre, which will be set up at the Sector 42 sports complex.
CCTV cameras will be installed in all stadiums and sports complexes, and control rooms will be established to ensure high-level security.
Among the multiple projects being undertaken, the biggest is the Rs 210 crore new sports infrastructure project to be created in the Sector 42 sports complex.
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It will comprise an Indoor Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, an Indoor Swimming Pool with a competition pool, diving pool, and practice pool, along with seating and a Girls Hostel. These facilities will be developed on 19 acres within the Sector 42 sports complex.
A senior UT official said, "The requirement for the project was made in December last year, and the UT urban planning department completed the proposal in January this year.
The entire project is expected to be completed within a span of two years. The UT engineering department has initiated the implementation of the project. We have already hired a consultant to chalk out the detailed project report (DPR) for the project.
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The proposed Indoor Multi-Purpose Sports Hall will accommodate 12 sports disciplines: Badminton, Judo, Boxing, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Fencing, Volleyball, Basketball, Handball, Kabaddi, Netball, and Gymnastics under one roof.
"This multi-purpose hall will have a seating capacity of 4,000 persons along with other facilities such as a Physiotherapy Hall, Fitness Hall, Coach Room, Doctor Room, Medical Room, Sports Physiology and Anthropometry Hall, Conference Hall, Recreational Rooms, etc.
With these facilities, this Indoor Multi-Purpose Sports Hall can host international and national level events and training camps for elite sportspersons," said the official.
The proposed Indoor All-Weather Swimming Pool Complex will comprise an Olympic-size competition pool, diving pool, and practice pool, which can host international and national level events. A Girls Hostel will be constructed in the complex, which will accommodate 300 players and will have facilities like an advanced kitchen, dining hall, recreational room, study room, etc.
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