Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium is located in

Haldwani Haldwani (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Haldvānī'') is the largest city of Kumaon division, Kumaon. It is also the second List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is said to be ...

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. It can seat 25,000 spectators and was inaugurated on 18 December 2016 by

Harish Rawat Harish Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-time Member of Parliament, Rawat is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party. As a membe ...

, the then

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. It is spread over 70 acres and has

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grounds, a track for 800-metre race, a

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field, badminton courts, a

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court, a

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, and a

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. The stadium is one of the host ground of 38th edition of National games.

Location

The stadium is located on the banks of the Gaula river in the Gaulapar area of

. It is about from Haldwani bus station and from

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History

On 7 November 2014, the

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signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NCC Limited,

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, to build the stadium in 18 months on 30.20 hectares of land. At that time Rs. 225 crore were allocated to this project. The foundation of Haldwani Stadium was laid on 9 November 2014 by then Chief Minister of

. On 18 December 2016, he inaugurated the International Cricket Ground as a part of the stadium complex.

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Stadium design
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