Howrah Indoor Stadium

Howrah Indoor Stadium

Dumurjala Indoor Stadium
Sabuj Sathi Krirangan (As of May 2023)
Address	Dr. Bholanath Chakraborty Sarani (Formerly Drainage Canal Road), Dumurjala Sports City
Location	Howrah, India
Type	Indoor stadium
Genre(s)	Stadium
Capacity	6000 [1]
Acreage	1.14 [1]
Construction
Built	Howrah Development Trust [2]
Opened	1997 [3]
Renovated	2018–19
Expanded	2018–19
Architect	IIEST, Shibpur
Main contractors	Howrah Improvement Trust, Howrah Municipal Corporation

The Howrah Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose indoor stadium located at Dumurjala, Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the only indoor stadium in Howrah district, designed as a venue for indoor sports, cultural events and other programs.

Formation

Howrah Indoor Stadium Road-side View

In the 1980s, the Left Front-led Government of West Bengal planned an indoor stadium of national standard in Howrah. The stadium was constructed at Dumurjala, a neighborhood of Santragachi, Shibpur and Ramrajatala, by Howrah Improvement Trust and opened in 1997. ^[4] Based on the line of Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, it was originally planned for indoor sports activities. After the construction, only two state-level indoor matches were organized. Then defects in the construction of the galleries and floor came to the forefront. After that Howrah Municipal Corporation took the stadium and started using it for commercial needs. ^[1]

Reformation and development

In 2018, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) planned Dumurjala Sports City. A meeting was held in Howrah among state Urban Development minister Firhad Hakim, Mayor Rathin Chakraborty and Debashis Sen, chairman, HIDCO, along with senior officials of HMC at HIDCO. ^[5] The meeting stated Dumurjala Stadium to be rebuilt and more developed to meet the state level. ^[6]

Facilities

• The stadium has a capacity of 6000 seats.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The stadium is centrally air-conditioned.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The floor is made of teak and the other part of synthetic wood.^{[ citation needed ]}
• It has two dressing rooms, a power room, a commentary box, a guesthouse.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Howrah indoor stadium up for a complete makeover". The Times of India . Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. "Howrah Indoor Stadium set for major transformation as part of Sports City project". Sportsvenuebusiness.com. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
3. https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/renovation-work-of-dumurjala-stadium-is-on-halt-due-to-lack-of-funds/cid/1554015
4. https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/renovation-work-of-dumurjala-stadium-is-on-halt-due-to-lack-of-funds/cid/1554015
5. "HIDCO to plan Sports City in Howrah's Dumurjala". Millenniumpost.in. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
6. ^[ dead link ]