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Coliseum in the land of the Gods

In god’s own land amidst the beauty of the hills and temples, Shapoorji Pallonji has created an avenue for the gentleman’s game to flourish.

he Rajiv Gandhi International • Two-bowl seating Stadium and Sports Complex at • High-masts for sports flood lighting Tis the first cricket stadium to meet • Sustainable turf with sub-soil drainage international standards in the newly-formed system state of . With the commissioning of • LED video score boards this stadium in mid-2016, the young cricketers • Five main pitches and five practice pitches of Uttarakhand state can now seek cricketing • Swimming pool meeting FINA standards opportunities within theirown state rather • Clubhouse, Auditorium than in other states. Armed with the Board of • Dedicated vehicular and pedestraian Control for (BCCI) affiliation, accesses and parking facilities the Uttarakhand cricket team would be able to compete in the and other domestic For the design delivery, Shapoorji Pallonji tournaments. Engineering & Construction constituted a team comprising of its most experienced architects Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction and designers at its design centre in Mumbai. was appointed as the EPC Contractor by the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium and Sports The Pavilions Complex Society for the design and construction The stadium consists of four pavilions viz., East, of an international cricket stadium of 25,000 West, North and South spread over a combined seating capacity and comprising of corporate built-up Area of 35,000 sqm that includes boxes, pavilions, general stands, utility block with the club house.The new stadium complex plant rooms, ancillary buildings, a fully-equipped design meets therequirements of all applicable club housewith various modern indoor sports National Building Codes and Standards as well facilities, external development, landscaping, etc. as the United Kingdom’s Guide to Safety of Sports Grounds (The Green guide) as published A 23 acre sports marvel by HMSO. The sports complex has been designed and built by Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & The North Pavilion is a G+4 structure majorly Construction on a 23 acre land parcel as a focusing on three significant masses such as multi‐use stadium as per International Cricket press, players and VVIPs. The space is designed Council (ICC) guidelines and capable of hosting to cater to all the related ancillary requirements international Test cricket, international One specific to these masses such as press conference Day cricket, international 20‐20 cricket as room, VVIP lounge and Player Gymnasium well as major concerts, events and ceremonies etc.The South Pavilionis a G+2 structure and serve the community at large. The salient majorly focusing on the sports facility of the features of the stadium incude :- clubhouse.

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The seating area and design specifics raker beams were designed and built using pre- The Seating Bowl has been configured to provide engineered structural steel instead of RCC. a variety of seating types around the circular ground, consisting of a combination of general A total of 2,592 precast bleachers were cast in admission seating, members seating, VVIP private the project using about 1800 cum of concrete. boxes, dine and view seating and press seating. A precasting yard was set up at the site for The seats inside the stadium have been arranged this operation. Upon casting and curing, the in a manner that it gives a look of Aipan, a bleachers were then erected in a sequence over traditional Kumaoni art. Facilities provided the raker beams. The fabrication for the raker include seating for people with disabilities within beams itself was done in the vendor’s facility each seating category and distributed at various located at Daman & Diu. The pre-fabricated locations within the seating bowl. Shapoorji elements were then transported by road to the Pallonji Engineering & Construction’s design site in Dehradun for erection. A high degree of team delivered an efficient design to address planning and precision went into the precasting critical parameters of crowd management and and fabrication operations. emergency evacuation. The tensile fabric and polycarbonate sheet The tensile fabric and polycarbonate sheet roof roof was erected over a height of 40m from is designed to be an architectural statement the ground, covering an area of about 17000 that reflects the aspirations of modern design sqm. The field of play admeasuring 17,500 sqm whilst providing an economical, lightweight was another critical activity amongst the 25 structure that covers Premium spectators. The specialist works that were handled by the SP facade design entailsuse of sandstone materials Engineering and Construction - E&C design and double glazed windows. build team as part of the project. Dehradun being a remote location, a lot of coordination The landscape design approach segregates the and monitoring effort was required on part of vehicular and pedestrian movement. It is also Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction designed to maximize area for spill out zone/ to ensure timely delivery of materials by the key plaza with planting of native trees. Adequate subcontractors, most of whom were based in public toilets are provided throughout the Delhi and other major cities. stadium evenly distributed off the public concourses located behind the seating tiers. Although Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction has built cricket stadiums The signage and graphics used in the facility in the past, an EPC Contract for an are comprehensive, visible, readable, flexible international standard cricket stadium and effective. The finishes adopted for the and sports complex of this nature did floors, walls and ceilings are contemporary pose some new challenges and involved and elegant. The RGICS stadium employs green a lot of contractual and execution risk. building design principles and has already However, the robust risk management secured IGBC LEED Gold certification. mechanisms practiced within Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction and Addressing the challenges the teamwork exhibited by the design build The Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & team members made it possible for Shapoorji Construction design build team who executed Pallonji Engineering & Construction to this prestigious project faced many challenges overcome such challenges. The fast- during the execution phase of the project. The tracking of the construction schedule was stadium complex is located in the Garhwal achieved through technology-led solutions. region against the backdrop of the in very picturesque surroundings. This poses The successful completion of the Dehradun cricket certain logistical challenges. Although a robust stadium is not only a testament of Shapoorji plan was developed for the design development, Pallonji Engineering & Construction’s rich legacy procurement and construction, the design and resources-capability but also a perfect approvals and the building permits and demonstration of its modern project management sanctions required to commence construction skills, state-of-the–art technology and the ideals took more time than anticipated thus impacting of innovation and customer satisfaction. the construction schedule.

For more details, contact: In order to expedite the construction of the stadium, Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Kshitij Bhaskar, Director, Business Development, Construction decided to use precast bleachers SP Engineering & Construction instead of using in-situ concrete. Similarly, the

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