Renovated stadia to reopen in June

Renovated stadia to reopen in June
Bangalore, DH News Service:
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 12:00 [IST]

The renovated Kanteerava Stadium and also the Hockey Stadium in Bangalore will be open by the third week of June, Sports Minister Goolihatti Shekhar said on Tuesday.


Speaking to reporters in Bangalore, Shekhar said a new synthetic track and warm-up track has been laid at Kanteerava Stadium at a cost of Rs four crore, while the upgradation of the hockey stadium will cost the government around Rs two crore. The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium will be air-conditioned at a cost of Rs five crore. The minister said once the stadia are ready, the State government will host a series of sports events.
Replying to a query, he said the State government was planning to restart the flying school at Jakkur soon. A separate complex with a flight simulator facility was in the final stages of completion.

The state government will distribute 20 sports bicycles to sportspersons from North Karnataka at a simple function to be held in Bangalore on May 18, he said.