Salt lake stadium grounds, Kolkata

Venue Name	Salt Lake Stadium Grounds
Type	Stadium Grounds
Location	City Centre, Kolkata

The stadium has the second largest capacity in the world & largest in Indian Sub-Continent. It is currently used for football matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 in a three-tier configuration.

It is situated approximately 7 km from the heart of the city. It is elliptical in shape. The roof is made of strong tubes and aluminum sheets and concrete. There are two electronic score boards and control rooms. The lighting is uniformly distributed to facilitate nocturnal sports. There are special arrangements for TV broadcasting.

The total covered area of 76.40 acres, Salt Lake Stadium was inaugurated in January, 1984. The salient features of the stadium are unique Synthetic track for athletic meet, electronic scoreboard, main football arena measuring 105M x 70M, elevators for dignitaries along with VIP/VVIP enclosure, peripheral floodlighting arrangement from the roof-top, A.C. VIP rest room and Conference Hall. Other features of the stadium are also commentary boxes for A.I.R. and T.V. along with several platforms for T.V. Cameras, Press Boxes, dormitories and A.C. rooms, player's changing rooms, practice grounds for football, cricket and khokho, volleyball field and an ultra-medium gymnasium. The Stadium has its own water arrangements and standby diesel generation sets.

The excellent arrangement of floodlight which illumines the stadium has 624 bulbs of 2 k.wt. each and two electronic scoreboards consists 36,000 bulbs of 25 watt each. The four underground reservoirs have unique fire-fighting arrangements with a capacity of 10,000 gallons. The architectural and structural design of the stadium had been done by the Joint Consultants viz., M/S. Ballardie, Thompson & Matthews Pvt. Ltd. and M/S. H.K. Sen & Associates- both from Kolkata, West Bengal. The track was prepared by Reckortan Tartan Track, Germany. The electronic scoreboards were supplied by Electro Impex of Hungary.

As its inauguration in January, 1984 with the Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Soccer Tournament, the Salt Lake Stadium has hosted several important international tournaments or matches such as The Pre-World Cup Tournament in 1985, Super-Soccers in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994, 3rd S.A.F. games in 1987, U.S.S.R. Festival in 1988, Charminar Challenger Trophy in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup in 1995.

Located in Calcutt at peripheral Salt Lake City, this is a relatively newer and bigger stadium, which can house more than one lakh spectators. It is a huge 3-tier stadium on the periphery of Calcutta's satellite Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Stadium is also known as the Yuva Bharati Krirangan. It is situated approximately 10 kms. from the heart of the city.

Features Of The Stadium

It is elliptical in shape. The roof is made of strong tubes and aluminum sheets. There are two electronic score boards and control rooms. The lighting is uniformly distributed to facilitate nocturnal sports along with special arrangements for Television broadcasting.

Kolkata has a thriving and independent media culture with many eminent and respected newspapers and television production houses. This city can also claim a widespread argumentative culture that adds to its reputation as being one of the best centres for journalism in India. A few of the widely circulated newspapers are as follows: Kolkata - Bengali.
AnandabazarPatrika
Aajkaal
Bartaman
Sangbad
Pratidin Kolkata - English.
The Telegraph
The Statesman
Asian Age
Hindustan Times

Exhibitions

The 9th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Coal (Government of India) and Coal India Limited. The event focuses on the opportunities, both international and national, provided by the shift of mining companies towards customer satisfaction and expectations. It examines all the elements that make up the industry like the mission, vision, culture, leadership, management, human resources, products and services, processes and systems of various ventures, providing a comprehensive look at Indian mining companies and endeavors IMME 2008 will feature exhibitors, professionals, buyers and delegates who share a common outlook towards joint ventures, technology transfers and strategic business-to-business alliances.

Expo

India Rubber Expo 2009 is the 5th International Exhibition & Conference on Rubber Industry in India, organised by All India Rubber Industries Association. The show will be held from 20th to 23rd January, 2009 at Salt Lake Stadium Grounds, Kolkata, India. The show will provide an opportunity to the traders of rubber products in India to meet the traders of international market. The show will be a good platform for showcasing and marketing the latest products, techniques & technological advancements from various sectors like:-

Machinery & Testing Equipment

Rubber Products & Services

Rubber Canvas/ Footwear

Automotive Tyres/ Tubes