Owned and Managed by Kerala State Sports Council, Trivandrum. The International Synthetic Turf Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium situated at the city of

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, first of its kind in Kerala state, with a nominal capacity of around 5,000 seats. The stadium is located at an area which was formerly known as ''Depot Maidan'' within the Asramam Government property complex, less than 700 meters from the Chinnakada traffic circle. The Depot Maidan lies on the way to the Yatri Nivas Hotel from Chinnakada and was serving as a timber depot of the Forest Department before. The International Hockey Stadium in

can host international hockey matches along the likes of New Delhi, Bangalore, Patiala and

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. The stadium has picturesque surroundings with Ashtamudi Lake amidst much greenery. National Games Secretariat was overseeing the works of the stadium as part of National Games-2015. Outside view of International Hockey Stadium building, Kollam

Outside view of International Hockey Stadium building, Kollam

History

National Games-2015 of India had been held on Kerala. As part of that, Government of Kerala have facilitated 29 venues in the state spread over Trivandrum,

, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and

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cities.

city and district are famous for their players and the passion for the game. So for supporting the city's passion towards hockey, Government of Kerala had decided to build a most modern astro turf hockey stadium within the city. Administrative sanction and construction works for the stadium has been started on 2005, in a 4.78 acres plot for a cost of Rs. 9 crores.

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, the then Sports Minister of Kerala had laid the foundation stone for the stadium on 20 January 2005.

Dimensions

* Total plot area - 1.86 Hectare * Area of the stadium - 16,000 sqft * Main Play area - 6,570 sqft * Practicing area - 2,680 sqft

Facilities

* VIP/VVIP Lounges * Hockey Federation lounge * Media work station * AIR * Television & announcement systems * Medical Room *

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test facility * Gymnasium * Changing room * Umpire room

Kollam city as a venue of National Games-2015

city became a part of

2015 National Games of India The 2015 National Games of India, also known as the ''35th National Games of India'' and informally as Kerala 2015, was held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of Kerala, India. It was the second time that Kerala ...

. Two main events, hockey and rugby sevens, had been held at two different stadiums in the city, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium and International Hockey Stadium.
New Hockey Stadium, Kollam - National Games Kerala 2015 The International Hockey Stadium was named as ''Dhyan Chand Plaza'' during the time of National Games. Contact Officer: Mr. Bimal Jith D, New Hockey Stadium, Asramam, Kollam- 691002

References

External links

{{Kollam , state=collapsed Sports venues completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Kerala Field hockey venues in India Sports venues in Kollam