Dr. Karni
Singh Shooting Range, Commonwealth Games Venue for shooting competitions, is set
to open in the Capital on Sunday. Dr. M.S.Gill, Union
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, will dedicate the up graded and
renovated shooting ranges to the nation.
The construction work at the Range was started
on 25th October, 2008 with a financial projection of Rs. 150 Crore and completed in 13
months. All existing structures were demolished and completely new ranges with
state-of-the-art technology have been constructed. The earlier separate ranges for Trap &
Skeet are now converted into new composite ranges for Trap & Skeet with
state-of-the-art scoring equipment.
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FACILITIES CREATED AT NEW SHOOTING RANGE
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10 M Centrally
Air-conditioned indoor shooting range with 80 shooting points ; seating
capacity of 500 for pistol and small bore rifle.
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25 M range with 50 shooting points
for pistol ;
seating capacity of 500.
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50 M range, which is the largest, with 80
shooting points ; seating capacity
for 500
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Six composite
shotgun ranges for Trap & Skeet ; total seating capacity of 2000.
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Newly constructed
air-conditioned armory building ; fitted with
secured doors and other equipment for storing arms and ammunition.
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Shooting Points
equipped with LCD displays which will flash the scores
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State of the art
Electronic Target & Scoring system supplied by Suis
Ascor for rifle and pistol ranges and Laporte for trap & skeet ranges.
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The
newly built Range now provides a world-class sport venue for the Commonwealth
Games Shooting competition, to be held in Delhi
in October 2010 as it meets the requirement of Commonwealth Games Federation
and the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF). The venue shall leave
a legacy that provides a first class sporting venue for the citizens of our
country participating in sport at local, national & International level. Before the main Commonwealth Games in
October 2010, Commonwealth Shooting Championship will be held at these ranges
from 17th Feb to 28th Feb 2010.
FEATURES OF NEW SHOOTING RANGE
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Green Campus spread
over a vast area of 72 acres in the backdrop of Adilabad
Fort.
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FOP (Field of play) of T & S ranges to have a
backdrop of a majestic fort (Adilabad fort)
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All the ranges are
equipped with lighting facility to provide 2200 Lux
of light for high definition TV coverage.
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Minimum hard pavement provided to allow
Maximum greenery. Over 1000 new trees planted.
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Building &
structures complying with the requirements of International Sports
Association in terms of geometry & strength.
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Seating design to
achieve optimum sight lines.
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Automatic electronic
scoring target systems recognized by ISSF for Olympics, World Cup & World
Championship.
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Use of special
Rubber wood in bullet catchers.
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Air-conditioned
lounges of all ranges.
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Energy saving VRV
system for air-conditioning.
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Use of natural
lighting with heat resistant glazing system.
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Electricity through
two different grids with 100% power back-up.
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External development
in conformity with local undulating terrain.
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About the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range
Dr. Karni
Singh Shooting Range at Suraj Kund Road, New Delhi was built for 9th
Asian Games 1982. The Range was named in the honor of Maharaja of erstwhile
princely state of Bikaner,
Dr Karni Singh who has been a legendary shooter in the Indian shooting
circuit. A prodigy in shooting, Maharaja
Karni Singh was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna award in 1961 for his impeccable shooting skills. He
was also conferred with a silver medal at the 38th World Shooting
Championship in 1962.
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