Dwarka in New Delhi India , one of the largest sub City of Asia, is all set to get an integrated multisports facility despite differences among various sports functionaries. The concessionaire will be allowed commercial development on 35 percent of the area to recover the cost of the project.
The private concessionaire can construct hotels, malls and other commercial facilities to recover the cost of the project. The commercial component will be given on a 99 years lease whereas the concessionaire will have to operate and maintain the integrated sports facility for a period of 30 years. According to the tender document, the facility will have an outdoor stadium with a seating capacity for at least 30, spectators for cricket and football, and an indoor stadium with space for 2, spectators.
It will also have badminton and squash courts, a table tennis facility, a multipurpose training centre, swimming pools, a fitness centre, etc. The area will also have a clubhouse for at least 3, members. Currently, the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium now called Arun Jaitley Stadium is the only stadium in Delhi that is used to host international cricket matches. Established in as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium , being near the Kotla Fort, it is the second oldest international cricket stadium still functional in India, after the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
But it is not enough during international matches. Now that there is a plan to construct another cricket stadium, the capacity should be increased to at least 65, and above. The DDA should rope in people associated with cricket while planning the facility. DDA officials said that the entire cost of the project will be recovered from the sale of commercial property which will be developed on the site. According to the tender, the commercial property will be developed on 35 percent of the area while the sports facility will come up on the remaining 65 percent area.
A senior DDA official said the sports facility will be completed within three years from the date of award of work. The land-owning agency has also developed 21 open gyms in green areas. Dwarka is one of the three planned sub-Cities or urban extensions in addition to Rohini and Narela developed by the DDA.
