Over the past year, it has been a pleasure, visiting this world-class engineering project in Thiruvananthapuram and bringing photographs about the journey of one of the most wonderful cities of India. To watch true professionals from around India (and the world) work with lightning speed, makes us ponder over what could have been, if only all our other State Govt departments work with such speed.
We are in an uplifted mood, after our visit today, what with the big constructions of the stadium (the clubhouse is on a different schedule) all over and the site being cleaned up for the January 26th inauguration by CM. As you can see from our pictures, the remaining works include final roof segments, some chair segments, glazing of pavilions and of course the temporary snap-on surface for the pitch. The main approach-road has a really nice and wide footpath for the spectators to walk from the main road, as well as the six-lanes for vehicles. Our State PWD seems to have woken up finally and the public roads around the stadium has been widened, though the surfacing seems, sad to say, sub-par.
Already the stadium is being made ready for the big party on 31st January, with lots of concert-lighting jibs et al being fixed all around the stadium. As also a huge number of laser equipment for the show. You can spot them in some of the photos below.
This is probably our last visit, before the inauguration. So enjoy the photos and hope to see you at the inauguration….. 🙂 !
What the players would be seeing
What the players would be seeing
Panorama from East Stand
View from Main Road, Kazhakoottam
Footpath and in-coming road
From the main road
From the peripheral road near LNCPE
From the West Peripheral Road near main road
East side pavilion and top bowl
Glazing works of pavillion
Newly widened and surfaced peripheral public road (Back side of stadium)
Newly widened and surfaced peripheral public road (back side of stadium)
North-East roofing fabric being readied
North-East roofing fabric being readied
North-East roofing fabric being readied for final install (closeup)
Last element of West side roofing being installed
Last element of West side roofing being installed
Closeup – Last element of West side roofing being installed
Closeup – Last element of West side roofing being installed
Closeup – Last element of West side roofing being installed
Seating
Cleanup of ballast
Closeup of finished roofing near flood-lights
Closeup of finished roofing near flood-lights
Roofing near flood-lights
Roofing near flood-lights
East side upper bowl getting the seating
Completing the chair installs for South-West
Completing the chair installs for South-West
Lower bowl chair installation complete
Lower bowl chairs being protected with dust-covers
Lower bowl chairs being protected with dust-covers
View from pitch
Levelling of pitch
view from pitch
Fibre-glass tiles to protect pitch for National Games ceremony
Fibre-glass tiles to protect pitch for National Games ceremony
Fibre-glass tiles to protect pitch for National Games ceremony
Fibre-glass tiles to protect pitch for National Games ceremony
Fibre-glass tiles to protect pitch for National Games ceremony
Glazing of pavillions
Levelling of pitch
Levelling
Panorama from East Stand
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Great update !! (Y)