Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium[1]
Ayodhya Stadium
	The stadium under construction
Location	Ayodhya, India
Coordinates	26°43′47″N 82°08′17″E
Owner	Government of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity	88,000
Construction
Built	2014
Opened	2019
Renovated	2020
Construction cost	₹16,767,878 (US$220,000)

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium,[1] commonly known as Ayodhya Stadium, is a cricket stadium situated inside the Ayodhya Sports Complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, funded by the state government.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built along NH- 330 Ayodhya- Sultanpur road, a few kilometers away from Ayodhya Airport.

The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track, swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.[2]

Facilities

Ayodhya Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an swimming pool. Other facilities offered allow people to play: Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

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.[3][4]

References

http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium
"Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.
"Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
"Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". 30 October 2011.

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[US1-1] ttp://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium

[2] "Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.

[3] "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.

[4] "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". 30 October 2011.