The International Synthetic Turf Hockey Stadium is a hockey stadium situated at the city of Kollam, first of its kind in Kerala state, with a nominal capacity of around 5,000 seats. Astro-turf hockey stadium - The New Indian Express
The stadium is located at an area which was formerly known as Depot Maidan within the Asramam Government property complex, less than 700 meters from the Chinnakada traffic circle. The Depot Maidan lies on the way to the Yatri Nivas Hotel from Chinnakada and was serving as a timber depot of the Forest Department before. Astro turf stadium for Kollam - The Hindu
The International Hockey Stadium in Kollam can host international hockey matches along the likes of New Delhi, Bangalore, Patiala and Ranchi. The stadium has picturesque surroundings with Ashtamudi Lake amidst much greenery. Kerala gears up for staging 2015 National Games - Business Standard National Games Secretariat was overseeing the works of the stadium as part of National Games-2015. Waiting for the promised antidote - TNIE CM inaugurates renovated university stadium - TOI
History National Games-2015 of India had been held on Kerala. As part of that, Government of Kerala have facilitated 29 venues in the state spread over Trivandrum, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Alappuzha cities. Venues - National Games Kerala 2015 National Games: Works on stadiums fast progressing - The New Indian Express Kollam city and district are famous for their players and the passion for the game. So for supporting the city's passion towards hockey, Government of Kerala had decided to build a most modern astro turf hockey stadium within the city. Administrative sanction and construction works for the stadium has been started on 2005, in a 4.78 acres plot for a cost of Rs. 9 crores. M. Vijayakumar, the then Sports Minister of Kerala had laid the foundation stone for the stadium on 20 January 2005. First ever synthetic turf beckons Kerala - Stick2hockey.com
Dimensions
Total plot area - 1.86 Hectare Area of the stadium - 16,000 sqft Main Play area - 6,570 sqft Practicing area - 2,680 sqft
Facilities
VIP/VVIP Lounges Hockey Federation lounge Media work station AIR Television & announcement systems Medical Room Doping test facility Gymnasium Changing room Umpire room
Kollam city as a venue of National Games-2015
Kollam city became a part of 2015 National Games of India. Two main events, hockey and rugby sevens, had been held at two different stadiums in the city, Venues - National Games Kerala 2015 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam - National Games Kerala 2015 and International Hockey Stadium. New Hockey Stadium, Kollam - National Games Kerala 2015 The International Hockey Stadium was named as Dhyan Chand Plaza during the time of National Games.
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