The TNCA has reported that the largest stadium will be setup about 25km from the main city of Chennai.It will be situated in karunkuzhipallam in Kanchipuram district.The name for the stadium however will be announced after consultation with the government.The new stadium will feature state of the art facilities including retractable roof.There will be two small grounds also for research and for training.TNCA have leased the 50 acre ground for a period of 30 years from the government.
A annual fee of about 1 lakh will be given till the construction of the stadium to the govt.Then the fee of about 30 lakhs will be given in case of conducting international matches in the ground.If there are no intermnational matches for the year the fees will be reduced by half the amount.
The ground is said to have seating facilities high in number than the Melbourne stadium and the Eden gardens as said by the TNCA honorary secretary K.S.Viswanathan.The former can seat nearly one lakh people while the latter have a seating arrangement for 90,000 people.The construction will begin in a period of two years and finish within four years.
The former cricketeer has expressed his happiness regarding the ground and it will provide a better facility for the local players.
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