The Howrah Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose indoor stadium located at Dumurjala,

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. It is the only indoor stadium in

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, designed as a venue for indoor sports, cultural events and other programs.

Formation

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In the 1980s, the Left Front-led

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planned an indoor stadium of national standard in Howrah. The stadium was constructed at Dumurjala, a neighborhood of

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and

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, by Howrah Improvement Trust and opened in 1997. Based on the line of Netaji Indoor Stadium,

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, 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

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took the stadium and started using it for commercial needs.

Reformation and development

In 2018, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) planned

Dumurjala Sports City Dumurjala Sports City (or Dumurjala Sports Complex) is a sports complex of 56 acres in Dumurjala, Howrah, West Bengal, India. The complex consists of the 6000-seater indoor Howrah Indoor Stadium; outdoor grounds for football, cricket and field h ...

. 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. The meeting stated Dumurjala Stadium to be rebuilt and more developed to meet the state level.

Facilities

*The stadium has a capacity of 6000 seats. *The stadium is centrally air-conditioned. *The floor is made of teak and the other part of synthetic wood. *It has two dressing rooms, a power room, a commentary box, a guesthouse.

References

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