The Indian Express 13.09.2013
Crucial MC meet held on indoor stadium
Representatives of various sports and the New Delhi-based company
which is the consultant for Ludhiana Municipal Corporation to complete
the pending indoor stadium on Pakhowal road held a crucial meeting with
MC commissioner R K Verma at Zone A office on Thursday.
Sumit Jarangal, additional commissioner who was also present at
the meeting, told Ludhiana Newsline, “Since it is going to be a
multi-purpose stadium, it was necessary to invite suggestions from
representatives of various sports. We have incorporated their
suggestions.”
Sources said that a discussion on various points like location of
washrooms and changing rooms of players, designing for gymnastics and
changes in design as per international standards was held.
Representatives from various sports like hockey, table tennis,
basketball and gymnastics were present at the meeting.
Also, representatives of the New Delhi-based company Darashaw
Company, which are official consultants of MC for completing the
stadium, gave a presentation at the meeting.
However, sources said that seeing the work which was pending, the
stadium would not be completed in one year, as Mayor Harcharan Singh
Gohalwaria had claimed in June this year.
This indoor stadium has drawn criticism from various corners as
its construction started after a wait of seven long years. First, the
project was proposed in 2003 and then due to various hiccups, it was
stopped midway in 2007. The construction finally began in 2011 and since
then various deadlines have been proposed by the Ludhiana Municipal
Corporation but it is nowhere near completion.
