Ranchi: The international stadium foundation which was laid by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on October 20, 2021, at Simdega, the hockey nursery, has now started coming into its grand form. 80 percent of the construction of the said stadium under construction right next to the Astroturf ground has been completed.
Soon the players here will show their skills on the astroturf built on the international standard of blue and green colors. Preparations for installing floodlights in the stadium have been completed. The construction of basketball and volleyball courts in the stadium is also in progress.
The stadium is being built keeping in mind all the international standards. In its pavilion building, changing rooms for players, gym, room for doctors and coaches, huge podium near the stadium are also being constructed.
Hostels for male and female players with 50 beds are being constructed on the stadium premises. The stadium will have a seating arrangement for three thousand spectators with modern facilities. Along the same lines, construction of the Hockey Stadium and Sports Hostel in Khunti, about 70 percent of work has been completed. Soon the construction of the proposed football and hockey stadium in Chaibasa will also start.