Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium ^[1]

The stadium under construction
Location	Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26°43′49.0″N82°08′17.5″E / 26.730278°N 82.138194°E / 26.730278; 82.138194
Owner	Government of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity	20,000
Construction
Built	2014
Opened	2019
Renovated	2020
Construction cost	₹16,767,878 (US$190,000)

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium, ^[1] is a cricket stadium situated on the Ayodhya - Sultanpur road in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The stadium is a part of a sports Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Complex project.

The ground is an international standard sports ground being built near the junction of the NH- 330 and the Ayodhya ring-road, a few kilometres away from Ayodhya Airport.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction the stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 150 crore. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Cricket Stadiums". upsports.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." Asian Age. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
3. "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". Daily Pioneer. 30 October 2011.