Here is all you need to know about the Ghaziabad Cricket Stadium including its opening date, cost, capacity and location
About nine years after the project’s conception, an international cricket stadium is going to be built in Ghaziabad.
There will be a new stadium to offer international matches in the National Capital Region (NCR), as there is now just one such location, the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) assisted in obtaining the stadium’s land from farmers.
Morti Rajnagar Extension Ghaziabad International Cricket Stadium opening date, capacity, cost, design, photos and location
After the March 10 foundation stone ceremony, the much-anticipated project might finally get underway, according to Ghaziabad Cricket Association (GCA) officials.
Although the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has been negotiating with the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to build the stadium since 2018, the amount of floor area ratio (FAR) that the UPCA requested was more than what was allowed.
At the Sunday ground-breaking ceremony for the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) project at Morti Rajnagar Extension, Rajiv Shukla, vice president of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and Rajya Sabha MP, stated that “high tension electrical wires and poles” in the vicinity were the reason behind the stadium’s construction delay.
#UttarPradesh government laid foundation stone to build an international #CricketStadium in Ghaziabad's Morti with a capacity of 55,000. pic.twitter.com/IdIzukwfJI
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Ghaziabad Cricket Stadium opening date
In Morti, Ghaziabad, the government of Uttar Pradesh and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will shortly begin building the new international cricket stadium.
A disagreement over the floor area ratio (FAR) and the site’s land usage between UPCA and GDA caused the construction to be delayed. It is said that the stadium, whose foundation stone ceremony was held on March 10, will be completed in two years. Not much is known about the opening date as of now but it will be some time in 2026.
How much will the Ghaziabad Cricket Stadium cost?
The international cricket stadium is expected to be built for a cost of Rs 450 crore, according to the Ghaziabad Cricket Board (GCB). Concurrently, the projected location of the facility is 32 acres in Morti, close to the Raj Nagar Extension.
What will be the capacity of Ghaziabad Cricket Stadium?
The Ghaziabad CrickStadiumium can accommodate 55,000 spectators in seats.