Work resumes on football stadium

Tribune News Service

Ambala, July 1

After remaining stalled for over two months due to the lockdown, work has resumed on the much-awaited international football stadium in Ambala Cantonment.

A state-of-the-art gymnastic hall and sports hostel are also part of the ambitious Rs 108-crore project. Around 80 per cent of the work has been completed.

An all-weather swimming pool is also being constructed. It will be the first all-weather 50-metre government swimming pool in Haryana.

The international-standard poly-turf will be laid and the synthetic track of the stadium will be ready by the end of July.

The stadium will be ready for use by October. The gymnastics hall will be completed by August 15 while the sports hostel will be constructed by next year.

The stadium will cost Rs 85 crore, gymnastics hall Rs 10 crore and sports hostel Rs 12.96 crore, according to officials involved in the construction.