Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium is located in

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. It has a capacity of 25,000 people and was inaugurated on 18 December 2016 by

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, the then

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. It is spread over an area of 70 acres and has

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and football grounds, a track for 800-metre race, a

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field, badminton courts, a

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court, a

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, and a swimming pool.

Location

The stadium is located on the banks of the Gaula river in the Gaulapar (Greater Haldwani) area of Haldwani. It is about from Haldwani bus station and from

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History

On 7 November 2014, the

Government of Uttarakhand The Government of Uttarakhand also known as the State Government of Uttarakhand, or locally as State Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and its 13 Districts. It consists of an executive branch, led ...

signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NCC Limited,

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, according to which NCC Limited was to build the stadium in 18 months on 30.20 hectares of land. At that time Rs. 225 crore were allocated to this project. The foundation of Haldwani Stadium was laid on 9 November 2014 by then Chief Minister of Uttarakhand,

. On 18 December 2016, he inaugurated the International Cricket Ground as a part of the stadium complex. As of May 2017, the Athlete Stadium under the stadium was still under construction.

Present

As per district Sports officer, the 80 % construction work of this stadium is finished but 20 % work is yet nor able to finish due to the lack of fund. The stadium still not open for the players and is in bad position. It was built in 176 cr rupees.

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Stadium design
Sports venues in Uttarakhand Cricket grounds in Uttarakhand Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi Haldwani Sports venues completed in 2016 2016 establishments in Uttarakhand {{cricket-ground-stub

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History

Present

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