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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==


The [[Lokayukta]] office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Faizabad - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Faizabad district.
The [[Lokayukta]] office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Faizabad district.


According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the {{Indian Rupee}} 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to {{Indian Rupee}} 150 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |title=Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P. |date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122340/http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |archivedate=2012-04-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/16674-ayodhya-prasad-pal-comes-under-lokayukta-scanner-for-corruption-charges.html|title=Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges|date= 30 October 2011  }}</ref>
According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the {{Indian Rupee}} 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to {{Indian Rupee}} 150 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |title=Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P. |date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122340/http://www.asianage.com/india/sports-minister-faces-lokayukta-probe-292 |archivedate=2012-04-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/16674-ayodhya-prasad-pal-comes-under-lokayukta-scanner-for-corruption-charges.html|title=Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges|date= 30 October 2011  }}</ref>

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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium, Ayodhya[1]
Ayodhya Stadium
The stadium under construction
Map
LocationAyodhya, India
Coordinates26°43′47″N 82°08′17″E / 26.72972°N 82.13806°E / 26.72972; 82.13806
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
Capacity88,000
Construction
Built2014
Opened2019
Renovated2020
Construction cost₹16,767,878 (US$170,000)

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium,[1] commonly known as Ayodhya Stadium is a cricket stadium situated inside the Ayodhya Sports Complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. This stadium is a part of a multi crore project for a sports complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, funded by the state government.

The ground is an international standard sports complex being built along NH- 330 Faizabad- Sultanpur road, a few hundred meters away from Ayodhya Airport.

The new sports complex has an astro turf, synthetic track, swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.[2]

Facilities

Faizabad Stadium is one of the selected stadiums in Uttar Pradesh with a multi-purpose hall and an swimming pool. Other facilities offered allow people to play: Football, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling.

Controversies

The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya - who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of an international stadium in Faizabad district.

According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad, and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 150 crore.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://upsports.gov.in/article/en/stadium
  2. ↑ "Faizabad to get international standard sports complex". oneindia.in. 20 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Sports minister faces lokayukta probe in U.P." 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ayodhya Prasad Pal comes under Lokayukta scanner for corruption charges". 30 October 2011.
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