The Barabati stadium, Odisha’s lone cricket test match and one day international centre, is all set to get a major facelift as a World class sports campus with its seating capacity being significantly expanded to accommodate 60,000 spectators.
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The Barabati stadium, Odisha’s lone cricket test match and one day international centre, is all set to get a major facelift as a World class sports campus with its seating capacity being significantly expanded to accommodate 60,000 spectators.
The transformation of the project will be taken up under the 5T transformation initiative of the State Government. The Barabati Stadium area will be developed into a World-class sports campus with best facilities for cricketers and other sports disciplines, Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha Kartik Pandian said on Wednesday.
The spectators will experience international standards in terms of the access to the stadium right from roads to parking to the galleries, comfortable viewing of the matches and facilities including food courts and wash rooms. The campus will also have facilities for other sports disciplines.
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The area adjacent to the Barabati stadium will be developed for a retail mall along with 5-star hotel and office spaces. The area in front of the stadium will be developed as a public plaza and will become one of the main open public spaces for the citizens of Cuttack city.
The development of cricket will be a priority under 5T transformation and cricket training centres with quality coaching will be developed across the state. The aim will be to make Odisha as a major emerging state in the field of cricket, Pandian said.
To improve the competitiveness of the Odisha cricket players, he suggested the launch of a high standard State-level cricket league this year with proper broadcast facilities as well.
This will help all the budding cricketers to showcase their talent and help in improving their skills, he said.
Stating that women cricket will be a major focus area, he said Odisha Women Cricket Academy will begin functioning in Puri shortly.
The Odisha Cricket Academy in Cuttack will be further upgraded to provide the best coaching facilities for the cricketers across all age groups, he concluded.
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