An international standard Cricket stadium coming up in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Cricket, Cricket stadium, Khordha April 7th. 2008, 11:36pmFollowing is an excerpt from a report in odishatoday.com.
"I have already talked with BCCI president Sharad Pawar requesting him to release funds for the infrastructure development of the Railway Cricket Stadium here in Orissa ," Railway Board Chairman and BCCI member Kalyan Coomar Jena said after inaugurating the Stadium here on Monday.
With inauguration of the Stadium, OCA and other cricket bodies could now host Ranji Trophy and other domestic cricket matches in the stadium. And after the expansion work got over, the Stadium could be a venue for the One-Day Internationals.
Railway sources said that the gallery would be made on lines of gallery that are being available in New Zealand.
"We have planned to make the Stadium as world class and facilities would be available on standards of other International venues," Jena, who is one among the policy maker of BCCI, said.
"I also discussed the matter with BCCI Treasure N Srinivasan and I hope, the country’s apex cricket body would release funds under its infrastructure development sachems, he added.
The Stadium is spread over 25 acres of land near here at Railway Workshop having a cricket ground with a boundary of 81 meters radius.
The Railway officials claimed that it would the biggest ever cricket ground in the world. The out field of the ground is planted with baramunda grass. In the first phase, Railway had released Rs 1.5 crore and in the second phase, the Ministry has sanctioned Rs 3 crore for the expansion of the Railway Stadium.
Meanwhile, OCA has announced to release a sum of Rs 1 crore in the initial phase, which will be spent on infrastructure development.
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November 25th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
As BBSR is devloping in all the sectors, it also needs an International Playground. it will help the local talents to devlop the skills and BBSR can get chance to arrange some international games. Orissa govt should take responsibilty to devlop the Railway Cricket Stadium into a International level ground.
January 10th, 2009 at 3:15 am
well done Mr Jena.
I congratulate you for all your efforts put in place.
The state is obliged for all your good work.
Hope to see you win many more laurels and make the state proud
March 25th, 2009 at 5:20 am
HELLO MR JENA..
THE SITE FOR INTERNATIONAL STADIUM OF RAILWAY ,NEAR RAILWAY HEAD OFFICE,IS NOT PROPER SITE FOR INTERNATIONAL STADIUM,BECAUSE OF:-
1.BAD CONNECTIVITY TO THE BUS ,RAILWAY AND AIRPORT ROUTES.
2.INSUFFICIENT SPACE FOR PARKING AND OTHER REQUIREMENT
3.BACK SIDE ELECTRIC WIRE ,PROHIBITTED THE BACK SIDE EXTENSION.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Thanks to all visionary men & women of orissa, at last not the least people of orissa under current social & ecnomic enviornment have some focus towards development of the state. If we have this mindset then the time is not far off when we can thing of hosting international matches, may be even national or international events for sports.This move towards having a full fleged stadium is another step forward in having more international criket in orissa.
May 10th, 2010 at 2:44 am
first of all a huge applaud to Mr. Jena.
The man striving hard to realise the dreams of the Bhubaneswarites.Hatts of to Mr.Jena. Bhubaneswar deserves to have a cricket stadium of international stature,since it has all the infrastruture to host a one day internationals.
December 5th, 2011 at 5:40 am
Hello sir
I think near railway head office it is not suitable to construct a international cricket stadium.So i will suggest you to please focus towards MCA(maharaja cricket association) which is at patrapada having a large space for constructing such a play ground.It is here by to inform you that moharaja cricket ground(patrapada)is 15km from bbsr railway station.200mtrs from all india medical science,sijua(AIMS)and 500 meters from NH-5 and 5km from baramunda bus stand.So according to me this place will be far better from other places inside bhubaneswar for constructing a international play ground.