By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/ROURKELA: Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra flanked by 5T Secretary VK Pandian, Industry Secretary Hemant Sharma and Sports and Youth Services Secretary R Vineel Krishna on Friday paid a visit to Rourkela and reviewed progress of work of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, which will host 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup.
The team reviewed the progress of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium at BPUT Campus and advised the officials to expedite the work for timely completion of the project as this stadium will co-host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup alongwith Bhubaneswar’s KalingaStadium.They also visited Udit Nagar High School and also, spoke to Maa Tarini SHG members.
The Stadium will be a new benchmark in global stadium design for hockey, offering one of the finest spectator experiences in the world and, with a chaired seated capacity exceeding 20,000, will become the largest Hockey Stadium in India.
The stadium will be a model of green, functional, cost effective design. Designed to deliver the best match day atmospheres in the world, each seat will have uninterrupted sightlines and the spectators will be closer to the pitch than at any other hockey stadium in the world.
