Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium,[1] is a cricket stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The stadium is a part of a sports Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Complex project.
 The stadium under construction | |
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| Location | Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Coordinates | 26°43′49.0″N 82°08′17.5″E / 26.730278°N 82.138194°E |
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2014 |
| Opened | 2019 |
| Renovated | 2020 |
| Construction cost | ₹16,767,878 (US$200,000) |
The ground is an international standard sports ground being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from Ayodhya Airport.
Controversies
editThe Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 150 crore.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cricket Stadiums". upsports.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Asian Age. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". Daily Pioneer. 30 October 2011.