POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation

Break-up of Sanctioned Amount
Rs. Crores
1. Athletics (Main Stadium)
1.1. Remodelling, retrofitting, renovation including 15 lifts, 2 escalators 137
1.2. Roofing 354
1.3. Field of Play 28
1.4. Seating 30
2. New Weightlifting Auditorium 78
3. New Lawn Bowl Stadium 23
4. New hostel building 12
5. New building for National Dope Testing Laboratory and new building for Head Office of Sports Authority of India(SAI) 33
6. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex is spread over 102 acres;
185
external development including bulk services (civil, electrical and horticulture)
7. Payment of local bodies 16
8. Quality control and contingencies @ 3% 27
9. Service tax @ 4.12% 38
Total 961
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium:
Athletics
Seating Capacity: 60,000
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Athletics is the original
stadium which was built in 1982. To preserve its iconic
character, an innovative design for the roof over the seating
tiers has been provided. This is the largest membrane roof
system in the world.
It is an earthquake resistant building, with an air-conditioned
underground tunnel through the arena for Ceremonies and a
surface tunnel for athletes from warm-up to the main stadium.
There are 14 lifts, two escalators, five accessible ramps and
the boundary wall has 16 gates. To meet the international
standard evacuation time of six minutes, 14 new approach
ramps have been constructed. The FoP can support high
definition transmission with 2,200 lux illumination.
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