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The Karnali State Stadium is ready for the 10th National Sports Tournament to be held from 23rd to 30th Chait. According to the Karnali Pradesh Sports Development Council, about 99 percent of the work has been completed in the stadium, now only the painting and cleaning work remains.
The stadium, which is the main venue of the 10th National Sports Tournament, will hold 10,000 spectators, and 16 games including football will be played according to "FIFA standards". The secretary of the Ministry of Social Development, Dilig Bahadur Pokharel, said that the stadium has been built so that 4,000 spectators can sit and watch in the VVIP and VIP parapits.
"The stadium will be handed over within this month as only general maintenance and cleaning work is left," he said.
According to him, an 8-lane 400-meter track has been constructed for athletics. A swimming pool has been built for swimming, while outdoor and indoor courts have been built for basketball, volleyball and other games. He informed that about 1000 spectators will fit in the covered hall as well. Similarly, sports such as boxing, taekwondo, wushu, karate, badminton can also be conducted in the covered hall.
The construction of the stadium spread over an area of 9 bighas was started from November 2078. An agreement was signed with MACGSL JV for Rs.
company Although an agreement was made to complete the construction by May 11, 2081, it was extended by a few months due to the Corona epidemic. According to the council, the work including open parking, commercial shutters, greening in the premises has also been completed.
Minister of Social Development Ghanshyam Bhandari said that the management of accommodation, health, security and local transport along with infrastructure for the 10th National Games is ready. He says that around 3,500 players are accommodated daily in the hotels of the state capital Birendranagar.
Minister Bhandari informed that 24 out of 35 matches of the national tournament can be played in Karnali. The construction of Chisapani football ground, Kalungchok rugby ground and the cricket ground of the Provincial Rangshakha complex has also been completed in Surkhet. He said that preparations have been made to play some games in the Humla hockey ground and covered halls in Dailekh, Kalikot, Jumla, Rukum West and Salyan.
Targeting the 10th National Games, the provincial government has also accelerated other infrastructure works. Both sides of the main stadium and auxiliary roads have been paved, while the road leading to other grounds is also being worked on in full swing.
According to Birendra Shahi, Engineer of the Directorate of Infrastructure Development, 600 meters of road from Dhamla Chowk near the stadium to Campus Chowk has been paved at a cost of 80 million rupees, while 600 meters from Dailekh Road to Bus Park have also been paved with a budget of 80 million rupees. He informed that the 600 meter road from Ganesh Chowk to Zero Dam Sports Ground has reached its final stage.
According to him, about 70 percent of the black paper work, which is being done at a cost of 9 million rupees, has been completed. He said that the construction of the road to reach the stadium through Surkhet Airport is also underway. He informed that other roads are also being repaired and painted for the purpose of the competition.
