Two stadiums to come up in Sec 21-A
With an aim to organise international sporting events in the region, the Noida Authority has decided to develop a sports complex of international standards in Sector 21-A. The authority has approved a proposal to construct an athletic and an indoor stadium in the vicinity. The stadiums will come up on 67-acre land with the cost of `120 crore. Apart from this, the authority is also planning to augment the sitting capacity of the existing cricket stadium in order to prepare it for international events. The construction is likely to start within six months and the entire work is expected to be completed in two years.
As per the approved plan, the authority will construct an athletic stadium with the capacity of 10,000. The stadium will have football field, racing track and separate spaces for javelin throw, discuss throw, shot put, long jump, high jump, pole vault and steep chase. The sitting capacity of indoor stadium will be 4,000 where badminton, table tennis, basket ball, hand ball, volley ball, gymnastics, jodo, wrestling fencing, boxing, weight-lifting and taekwondo courts will be made. A 20-metre wide green area will also be developed in the surrounding of both stadiums. The authority is also planning to enhance sitting capacity of existing stadium from seven thousand to 20 thousand so the city could host national as well as international cricket tournaments. Authority is expected to spend `350 crore on this project after its approval.
PK Aggarwal, additional CEO of the authority said that the move was initiated aiming to turn the region to spots hub and once the construction is completed city will be able to host big events. “The decision is being taken under the master plan of the city in which sports infrastructure is being developed in three phases. Earlier we gave nod for stadium in Sector 21-A, ports city in Sector 97 & 150 and now be have given go ahead for two stadiums. In next phase, more stadiums will come up in the city,” said the ACEO.