Trivandrum | International Multi-Purpose Stadium | Under Construction

[rajesh_raman73]

Good development. Things are picking fast.
I pray to god that no lobbies or external forces does any sabbotage attempt to stop this construction.

Trivandrum badly needs an multipurpose stadium of high standards.

[anant_padmanabhan]

Originally Posted by Ajaypp

A 50,000 seat stadium and a 50,000 seatIT park (TP Phase I) in the same frame, not many places you could see that. A great combination!

True, all those geeks could fill the place in no time.

[passionfruit12]

Thanks Viveks for the timely updates.Happy to see the good progress.

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[ajithv]

National Games: KU fails to show sporting spirit

The 35th National Games are scheduled to be held in December 2013 and officials at the National Games Secretariat (NGS) are busy with the preparations. However, the University of Kerala seems to be least interested in the event.

Citing flimsy reasons, the University has not signed the contract to lease out around 37 acres of land belonging to it on the Kariavattom campus for the construction of a greenfield stadium for the Games. The concession agreement and MoU for construction were signed by NGS, Kerala University and ITNL, the concessionaire, back in April. The inauguration of construction of work was held in May.

However, the dispute over a clause in the lease agreement is keeping the Kerala University from signing it.

According to NGS, the government had agreed to the demands of University such as hike in the lease amount, reducing the contract period from 30 years to 15 years etc.

A University official said that an additional clause included in the contract was the issue. “Without prior sanction of the University, a clause allowing mortgage of land was included in the agreement. This is not acceptable to the University. Since the stadium is being developed by a private firm, such as a clause cannot be accepted. Also, we had earlier demanded 3 per cent of market value as lease amount. However, it was finally agreed at 2.5 per cent. This was approved by the Syndicate recently,” the official said.

While the University is raising the issue of ‘mortgage’, some see it as a plot to sabotage the event. But, after remaining idle for months, the government has finally decided to intervene; a high-level meeting will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

The University will get a stadium on its land and the ownership will be handed over to it by end of the lease period of 15 years. The greenfield stadium of international standards will have a playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory etc. It will have a seating capacity of 50,000. The indoor stadium will have basketball, badminton, volleyball, handball and table tennis courts. In addition, there will be a gym and spa facility, Olympic-size swimming pool with aquatic centre and convention centre with a capacity of 2,000.

[rajesh_raman73]

Originally Posted by ajithv

National Games: KU fails to show sporting spirit

The 35th National Games are scheduled to be held in December 2013 and officials at the National Games Secretariat (NGS) are busy with the preparations. However, the University of Kerala seems to be least interested in the event.

Citing flimsy reasons, the University has not signed the contract to lease out around 37 acres of land belonging to it on the Kariavattom campus for the construction of a greenfield stadium for the Games. The concession agreement and MoU for construction were signed by NGS, Kerala University and ITNL, the concessionaire, back in April. The inauguration of construction of work was held in May.

However, the dispute over a clause in the lease agreement is keeping the Kerala University from signing it.

According to NGS, the government had agreed to the demands of University such as hike in the lease amount, reducing the contract period from 30 years to 15 years etc.

A University official said that an additional clause included in the contract was the issue. “Without prior sanction of the University, a clause allowing mortgage of land was included in the agreement. This is not acceptable to the University. Since the stadium is being developed by a private firm, such as a clause cannot be accepted. Also, we had earlier demanded 3 per cent of market value as lease amount. However, it was finally agreed at 2.5 per cent. This was approved by the Syndicate recently,” the official said.

While the University is raising the issue of ‘mortgage’, some see it as a plot to sabotage the event. But, after remaining idle for months, the government has finally decided to intervene; a high-level meeting will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

The University will get a stadium on its land and the ownership will be handed over to it by end of the lease period of 15 years. The greenfield stadium of international standards will have a playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory etc. It will have a seating capacity of 50,000. The indoor stadium will have basketball, badminton, volleyball, handball and table tennis courts. In addition, there will be a gym and spa facility, Olympic-size swimming pool with aquatic centre and convention centre with a capacity of 2,000.

Hope the construction work is not stalled.

[RajeshVR]

International stadium: Kerala University falls in line

Finally, hurdles have been removed for the construction of an international stadium at Kariavattom, the proposed main venue of the 35th National Games. In a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday evening, the University officials agreed to sign the lease agreement.
The University had opposed an additional clause included in the draft agreement which allows mortgage of land during the lease period. After discussions, University officials agreed to the clause. The University will lease out 37 acres of its land at Kariavattom for the construction of the greenfield stadium, which is expected to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the National Games, scheduled to be held in December 2013.

Though the University had earlier demanded 3 per cent of the market value as lease amount, it later agreed to a figure of 2.5 per cent. University officials said the contract period of 30 years was reduced to 15 years as per their request.

The concession agreement and MoU for construction were signed by National Games Secretariat (NGS), Kerala University and ITNL, the concessionaire, back in April. The inauguration of construction of work too was held in May. However, the University had not agreed to sign the lease agreement raising objection to the provision for mortgage.

Sports Minister K B Ganesh Kumar, Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb, NGS CEO Jacob Punnoose, Higher Education Secretary and University Syndicate members attended the meeting held at CM’s conference hall at 5 pm on Wednesday.

The greenfield stadium of international standards will have a playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory etc. It will have a seating capacity of 50,000. The indoor stadium will have basketball, badminton, volleyball, handball and table tennis courts. In addition, there will be a gym and spa facility, Olympic-size swimming pool with aquatic centre and convention centre with a capacity of 2,000.

[rajesh_raman73]

I have a question here. Looking at progress of the work, will it achieve the master plan by Nov 2013.

Now Only piling work of the galleries has just started.

Is it possible to finish the constructions of playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory by that time.

[Tri Man]

Originally Posted by rajesh_raman73

I have a question here. Looking at progress of the work, will it achieve the master plan by Nov 2013.

Now Only piling work of the galleries has just started.

Is it possible to finish the constructions of playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory by that time.

Doubt venda.Nadkkilla.
Vizhinjam Pathathikkum(50 years delay),NH wideninginum (two decades delay),KSTRC Bustandinum(one year delay) okke athikam samayam edukkumenkil,ithinu enthukondu aayikooda.

[Ajaypp]

Originally Posted by rajesh_raman73

I have a question here. Looking at progress of the work, will it achieve the master plan by Nov 2013.

Now Only piling work of the galleries has just started.

Is it possible to finish the constructions of playing field, main stadium, club house, food courts, restaurants, commercial space, dormitory by that time.

That's the $64,000 question. The current game plan is to finish the main stadium structure first and then proceed to the ancillary facilities, so that it can host sports events at the very earliest.

You may recall that L&T built the JN Stadium in Chennai in about 250 days using pre-fab construction techniques. Even without achieving that pace, a 12 month construction plan for the stadium itself seems feasible. CCCL is a pretty capable contractor.

That said, I'd guess mid-2014 myself, let's see.

[kghari]

Originally Posted by Ajaypp

That's the $64,000 question. The current game plan is to finish the main stadium structure first and then proceed to the ancillary facilities, so that it can host sports events at the very earliest.

You may recall that L&T built the JN Stadium in Chennai in about 250 days using pre-fab construction techniques. Even without achieving that pace, a 12 month construction plan for the stadium itself seems feasible. CCCL is a pretty capable contractor.

That said, I'd guess mid-2014 myself, let's see.

is it not this CCCL which had undertaken and completed the construction of new int'l terminal at tvm airport.??

[rajkrish]

Yup.

Originally Posted by kghari

is it not this CCCL which had undertaken and completed the construction of new int'l terminal at tvm airport.??

[govindgs27]

Originally Posted by kghari

is it not this CCCL which had undertaken and completed the construction of new int'l terminal at tvm airport.??

not only airport , CCCL has many more projects in Trivandrum including
Infosys , TCS DC , UST Global etc...

So there is hope that they will complete the work in time..

[Rajesh SM]

IL&FS has roped world renown stadium consultant 'TSC' headed by Ben Veenbrink for their Kariavattom stadium project.

Heard that IL&FS is planning the stadium as a flagship in Indian sports sector. They have raised the project investment from 160 crores to 240 crores.

[Bharath85]

http://www.stadiumconsultancy.com/en...avattomRef.php

[Ajaypp]

Originally Posted by Rajesh SM

IL&FS has roped world renown stadium consultant 'TSC' headed by Ben Veenbrink for their Kariavattom stadium project.

Heard that IL&FS is planning the stadium as a flagship in Indian sports sector. They have raised the project investment from 160 crores to 240 crores.

Unfortunately, the insistence on a 15 year concession term by KU instead of the 30 years proposed by NGS may dampen IL&FS' enthusiasm. It's pathetic that the State Government cannot reign in the University even when it's clear that the public interest is being sacrificed.

[ajithv]

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[kghari]

ajith, its time to have some updated shots...

[SajithVijayan]

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[jobinmp]

updates - cross posting from sports thread
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fresh update INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM

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350 crore PROJECT

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