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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Location : :
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket
stadium in Hyderabad, India. It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of
the city.
Area : :
 The site area of the stadium in which it is constructed isof 20 acres.
Amenities : :
 The seating capacity of the stadium is around 40,000.
 10 different gate ways are located around the stadium for the people to
enter the stadium according to their seating area.
 Administration was divided into three sectors namely hca office, club
house office and an office of the stadium.
 Club house has facilities like gymansium, swimming pool and tennis
courts.
 There is no adequate parking facility provided in or around the stadium.
 Parking provided is only sufficient for the staff of the stadium and for
few outsiders.

Club house
Gallery

Practicing nets Rooms around the

gallery

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Landscape beside Ground

the entrance

Main entrance
Office entrance
Dressing room Restaurant

 Galleries are subdivided into categories such as vip seating, corporate seating and for general people.
 The seating provided is permanently fixed chairs.
 Tread width of each stair for seating is 1.3m and riser is 0.3m high and each can be approached by climbing 2
stairs.
 Stadium ground is in circular form with a diameter of 150m.
 The width of the gallery from the circumference of the ground is approximately 41m.
 Rooms are provided around the galleries for corporate persons, from where there is a clear view of the ground
through a glass wall on the side of the ground.
 Dressing rooms are provided for the two teams with facilities like toilets, shower rooms, lockers and seating
etc...Players have direct way to the ground from here.
 There is a restaurant near to vip galleries, which too has a great view of ground from inside.
 Practicing nets are at the main gateway in which actually the parking was proposed.
 Staircases and elevators are provided at regular intervals for the people to enter their respective galleries.

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 There is no roof covering the galleries, this causes a great inconvenience to the people.
 Toilets are provided at regular intervals near the entrances to the galleries.
 The Grand reception hall of the RGICS houses several Memorabilia and picture galleries of crickets.
 Commentary box is located above the galleries, there are separate rooms and galleries for press and media.
 Flood lights mounted on Six towers, illuminate the stadium during day-night matches.
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Location : :
 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium located in serene, scenic settings, right in the
heart of the city, flanked by the lovely Cubbon Park on one side and M. G.
Road on the other.
Area : :
 The site area of the stadium in which it is constructed is of 17 acres.
Amenities : :
 The seating capacity of the stadium is around 55,000.
 22 different gate ways are located around the stadium for the people to
enter the stadium according to their seating area and also these include
entrances to residential rooms, office etc...
 Administration was divided into 2 sectors namely club house office and an
office of the stadium, information counters(reception) are provided at
almost every entrance.
 Club house has facilities like gymansium, swimming pool,
badminton,squash, library etc...
 Parking facilities are very convenient at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and the
Police Parade Ground and the nearby Maneckshaw Ground are used for
parking

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Club house rooms Club house

Swimming pool

Restaurant
Dressing rooms

gallery
parking
ground
Lobbies around the gallery

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 Galleries are subdivided into categories such as vip seating, corporate seating and for general people as same as the
Hyderabad stadium.
 The seating provided is of 2 types permanently fixed chairs & temporary seating which can be arranged on stairs
provided when needed.
 Tread width of each stair for seating is 1.2m and riser is 0.17m high and each can be approached by
climbing 2 stairs.
 Stadium ground is in circular form with a diameter of 130m.
 The width of the gallery from the circumference of the ground is approximately 40m.

 Dressing rooms are provided for the two teams with facilities like toilets, shower rooms, lockers
and seating etc...with a common entrance lobby but can be subdivided into 2 when needed with a temporary wooden wall.
 Needed food stalls can be arranged temporarily when needed in the lobbies provided around the gallery.
 There is no separate space for practicing, ground itself is used for that.
 Staircases are provided at regular intervals for the people to enter their respective
galleries.
 Trussed metal sheet roofing covers the galleries around the stadium.
 Toilets are provided at regular intervals near the entrances to the galleries.
 The office of the stadium has picture galleries of cricket.
 Commentary box is located above the galleries, there are separate rooms and galleries for press and
media.
 Flood lights mounted on four towers, illuminate the stadium during day-night matches.

UPPAL STADIUM BANGALORE STADIUM INFERENCES

LOCATION Outskirts of the city Heart of the city Centre of the city location of
stadium encourages the profitable
use of stadium.
Though located in outskirts it would
encourage the development of city
outskirts.
layout Circular stadium(150m dia) Circular stadium (130 m dia) Layout can be circular or oval

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Seating capacity 40000 55000 This seating can be permanent or

temporary
Parking facilities No adequate facilities Parking is provided in the places If on-street parking is not sufficient
around the stadium atleast provision of multilevel
parking should be provided
Roof No roof on the galleries Trussed metal sheet roofing is Roofing is necessary above gallery
provided for comfortability of spectators
circulation Required number of stairs and Only stairs are provided
elevators are provided

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