Work on BMP stadium in full swing

By Govind D.Belgaumkar

BANGALORE, JUNE 8. A long-felt need of the sport-lovers of Bangalore South and West for a stadium may be fulfilled in a year's time if all goes well as per the schedule.

The stadium coming up at Brindavan Nagar, opposite the Deer Park in the vicinity of the Kempambudhi Tank, promises much more than one could hope for: a place for all indoor and outdoor games, barring kabaddi and kho-kho.

It is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 10 crores on a sprawling 6.75-acre plot of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP). Work on the stadium started about nine months ago, and over half of it has been completed.

Fortunately, it is not a mere cricket stadium, though cricket- crazy youngsters could engage themselves in net practice simultaneously at three places. Cricket will only be a part of the complex.

A unique feature of the stadium would be an indoor auditorium which is under construction. It can accommodate about 400 people.

Mr. K.Chandrasekhar, Councillor from Hanumanthanagar, who was instrumental in getting the proposal for the stadium sanctioned by the BMP, said the stadium after completion would help organise cultural as well as sports events under a single roof.

The stadium will have rooms for sports personalities, a pavilion and indoor stadia for games such as badminton (two courts), basket ball, volley ball, squash, table tennis, billiards, aerobics, chess and carrom. It will also have a skating rink.

Besides an athletic track, the stadium will have facilities to organise events such as long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, and hammer, discuss and javelin throw.

While 700 people can watch basketball in the indoor stadium, about 60 to 70 people can watch badminton. The grand stand will house about 2,500 people.

The indoor stadia will be provided with state-of-the-art lighting facility. The carrom and chess rooms will have 12 tables each.

The stadium will have two courts with synthetic floor for tennis, two for basket ball, volley ball and hand ball. It will have a health club and a running track, which can be used for morning walks and jogging. The authorities have plans to have a public library, built-in music system for aerobics section, a health club with steam and sauna, steam room and jacuzzi, karate and boxing rings, warm-up halls, and a room to conduct yoga classes.

Mr. Chandrashekar expressed the hope that the stadium will be completed by June 2002 as scheduled.

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