Dr. M. S Gill, Union Minister for Youth
Affairs & Sports today inaugurated the newly built Cycling
Velodrome in the presence of Smt.
Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Suresh Kalmadi,
Chairman, Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games,
2010 and Shri S.S. Dhindsa, President, Cycling
Federation of India. The new velodrome is constructed at the cost of Rs.
150 crore to suit the latest international
requirements of Track events for Commonwealth Games. It is fully covered, air-conditioned and has
250 m long Timber Track with a seating capacity of 3800.
Speaking on the occasion
, Dr. Gill complimented all officials and CPWD engineers for completing the construction of Cycling Velodrome in record 17 months. He further stated that rest of the stadia will also be delivered to the Organising
Committee in the next few days. He said that
now focus should shift from construction of stadia to
the actual conduct of the games. He also
requested the Chairman, Organising Committee to consider keeping a certain number
of free tickets for students of Schools/Universities
of Delhi so that they can also watch the
Games and get motivated.
On the occasion, Smt.
Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Suresh Kalmadi,
Chairman, Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games,
2010 and Shri S.S. Dhindsa, President, Cycling
Federation of India also complimented all agencies involved in construction of
such wonderful sporting facilities.
The new look Velodrome
is the first of its kind in the country, which has Timber Cycling Track and
meets all the international standards including 2200 Lux
Level Sports Lighting and Public Address System with state of the art line
array speakers for concert level sound requirements.
The
entire stadium with its unique structural system, unique geometry of seating
bowl, state-of-the-art Electrical and Mechanical services and marvelous
architectural features, is constructed in a record time of 17 months by Central
Public Works Department (CPWD). The Velodrome has been certified by UCI (International Cycling federation)
as Category 1 Cycling Velodrome.
In his
communication to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), UCI Honorary Vice President, Mr. Ray Godkin has said“The Delhi Velodrome is an absolutely marvelous facility of the
highest standard and on completion probably would only be surpassed by the
Beijing Olympic Velodrome”.
HIGHLIGHTS OF
FACILITIES
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Built at a cost of Rs. 150 crore.
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Seating Capacity 3800
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Comprising of Ground Floor, First Floor, Second Floor, Seating arena
and playing arena.
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Field of Play- 7m wide,250 m long Timber
Cycling track with 4 m safety zone made of Siberian Pine Wood.
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Roofing – A unique felt bat type roofing
covering the entire Velodrome with Galvalume radially cut sheeting
in two layers separated by Rockwool thermal
insulation.
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Sports lighting for 2200 lux suitable for HDTV transmission.
Ø Equipped with Green Building
features like thermal insulation of entire roof, gypsum board partitions and
wall panelings, energy efficient lighting fixtures
etc.
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The entire
stadium will be under electronic surveillance through fixed and PTZ cameras connected to central
control room, which will have integrated network for connecting various
facilities, to meet the operational requirements of various tournaments.
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