Sardar Patel Stadium, Mehsana
Mehsana Cricket Stadium | |
 Entrance to the stadium ground | |
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| Address | India |
|---|---|
| Location | Municipal Ground, Mehsana, Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates | 23°36′22″N 72°23′39″E / 23.6061837°N 72.39420051°E |
| Owner | Mehsana Municipality |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Multi-purpose |
| Capacity | 3000 |
| Field size | 24,000 m2 (260,000 sq ft) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2019 |
| Opened | 19 October 2022 |
| Construction cost | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
Sardar Patel Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and sports complex at Municipal Ground, Mehsana, Gujarat, India. It was built at the total cost of ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) and opened in October 2022.
History
[edit]In 2019, the Mehsana Municipality announced the construction of the cricket stadium and sports complex at the cost of ₹9 crore (equivalent to ₹11 crore or US$1.3 million in 2023). Total ₹5 crore (US$600,000) was financed by the Government of Gujarat while rest of the ₹4 crore (US$480,000) was received from the Fourteenth Finance Commission.[1][2][3] The floodlights of the stadium was originally proposed to cost additional ₹2 crore (US$240,000).[1] The dimmer floodlight installation was proposed in 2022 to lower the costs.[4] The stadium was near completion in 2021.[5] It was officially named Sardar Patel Stadium. It was inaugurated on 19 October 2022 by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel and former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel.[6]
Features
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The main stadium is spread over an area of 24,000 m2 (260,000 sq ft). It has seating capacity of 3000 people where cricket, hockey or football matches can be held. A basketball ground has seating capacity of 250 people where handball and volleyball matches can also be held. Two tennis courts with seating capacity of 250 people are constructed. It has a parking capacity of 250 cars and 1000 two-wheelers.[1][6]
It is the first cricket stadium built in north Gujarat.[1][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ગુજરાતનું નવું નજરાણું: કરોડો રૂપિયાના ખર્ચે મહેસાણામાં બનશે અદ્યતન ક્રિકેટ સ્ટેડિયમ, જાણો વિગત" (in Gujarati). ABP Gujarati. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "મહેસાણા: મ્યૂનિસિપલ ગ્રાઉન્ડમાં 9 કરોડના ખર્ચે બનશે ક્રિકેટ સ્ટેડિયમ બનશે" (in Gujarati). Atal Samachar. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "મહેસાણામાં 11 કરોડના ખર્ચે બનશે અદ્યતન ક્રિકેટ સ્ટેડિયમ, તંત્ર દ્વારા કરાઇ જાહેરાત". VTV Gujarati (in Gujarati). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "મહેસાણાના નવા ક્રિકેટ સ્ટેડિયમમાં હવે ઓછા પ્રકાશવાળી લાઈટોની વિચારણા". NavGujarat Samay (in Gujarati). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "મહેસાણામાં ક્રિકેટ સ્ટેડિયમનું કાર્ય અંતિમ તબક્કામાં પહોંચ્યું". NavGujarat Samay (in Gujarati). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sports Facility: 5000 spectator capacity Sardar Patel Stadium built in Mehsana at cost of 11 crore, inauguration tomorrow" ખેલકૂદની સુવિધા:મહેસાણામાં 11 કરોડના ખર્ચે 5000 પ્રેક્ષકોની ક્ષમતા ધરાવતા સરદાર પટેલ સ્ટેડિયમનું નિર્માણ, આવતીકાલે થશે લોકાર્પણ. Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
