KOCHI: West Kochi’s long pending demand for a modern play ground will soon be met in form of a modern mini stadium at Thoppumpady. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will inaugurate the construction of the stadium on January 23 here.The residents of West Kochi area, which has produced many talented footballers, have been asking for a play ground with modern facilities. Though Fort Kochi Veli ground and parade ground are being used for local tournaments and coaching, both these grounds do not have any facility and are in pathetic condition too.The proposed stadium will come up on two acres of land provided by the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) at Mundamveli. The project for a stadium was proposed by Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas. Funds for the project are allotted from MP funds of the K V Thomas and Charles Dias.The land given by the GCDA had been lying idle for more than 10 years. “A compound wall was constructed a few years back and recently the ground was elevated through reclamation,” said Thyagarajan, former councillor of the Kochi Corporation who took the initiative to get the land allotted from the GCDA.“The proposed stadium will be constructed at a cost of `1.60 crore. Though it has been planned as a football stadium, it can be utilized for other purposes as well. It will have all the facilities that a stadium needs. The work is being carried out by the licenced contractors with an experience in constructing stadiums,” said the officials of Minister K V Thomas’ office in Kochi.
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