He said 50 Crore stadiums at Shillong, Aizawl, Imphal, Dibrugarh and Srinagar. If done, it should end the AFC stadium wows in Northeast. He could have added Malappuram. Poor guys there are crying for a decent stadium. Chandigarh as well.
Then, he wants a 100+ Crore centre of excellence. He has 3 sites - Mumbai, Rohtak, and Bhopal. With that money, he must be meaning Indias own Wembley. Among those 3, I'll choose Mumbai but will prefer Malappuram as first choice.
100crore in India will barely get you a field fenced with chicken wire...after PP and his cronies cut.....
I'll b sceptical till I actually see something completed especially with PP track record in Air India and Aiff
I know from reliable sources that he pushed very very hard foe the debt ridden air India to buy a couple of billion worth of new planes during his time. Chidambaram as FM finally didn't approve.
@atuljg Malappuram has stadium where Federation Cup was organised. Those guys did not build Floodlights still? But Stadium was new. Calicut also has a newly furbished good Football Stadium.
I don't think it'll satisfy AFC criteria. With those 50 Crores if given, Malappuram stadium can be made a lot better with increased capacity, facilities and eligible to host I league /isl/AFC matches.
Say 3rd after Trivandrum and Cochin. They cannot be said Football stadium either as Cochin and Trivandrum are circular shaped and more apt for Cricket.
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Then, he wants a 100+ Crore centre of excellence. He has 3 sites - Mumbai, Rohtak, and Bhopal. With that money, he must be meaning Indias own Wembley. Among those 3, I'll choose Mumbai but will prefer Malappuram as first choice.
Calicut also has a newly furbished good Football Stadium.
Recently there were reports in media that the stadium is no longer safe. Hope it's rebuilt.