We can safely say that all the citizens of Hubballi would have been to Nehru ground more often than not to either play Cricket, Football or track and field events amongst other sports. It was inaugurated in 1958 and the ground has witnessed numerous cultural events, festivities and other important city events apart from the sports being played there.
Time had taken its toll on the stadium and the ground, the facilities were certainly not upto the mark. In due course people understood the importance of sports and the authorities too felt that there was a requirement for an upgraded multi-sport facility. The Hubballi Dharwad Smart City Abhivruddhi Society (HDSCAS) were assigned to provide a much needed facelift to this age-old sports ground.
This multi-sport facility could nourish budding sportstars at the grassroot level and provide the much needed impetus to mold these budding athletes into champions of tomorrow who would make the nation proud with their achievements.
HDSCAS came up with a systematic plan to encourage multi-disciplinary sports under a common roof. The onset of the pandemic did put a spanner in the works causing unnecessary delays.
Once things started improving and the effect of the pandemic started wearing down, the HDSCAS officers restarted checking the progress of the redevelopment project with renewed vigor.
The proposed redevelopment of Nehru Ground has plans to set-up a multi disciplinary sport facility, the sports that are covered under the plan are as mentioned below:
- Football
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Kabaddi
- Long jump
- Track and field activities
- Net cricket practice pitches
- Indoor Kabaddi
- Mat wrestling
- Karate
- Badminton
- Chess
- Carrom Board
- Table Tennis
Apart from these facilities, additional facilities such as a gymnasium, facility for gymnastics, an area for coaches of respective sports and a fully refurbished toilet block would be completed.
The entire seating facility in the stadium will be refurbished and the entire seating will be covered with roofs to protect the spectators from Sun and rain. A VIP lounge will be created to host VIPs during important matches that will be held in due course.
A feature wall depicting our rich culture and having a flag post to hoist our national flag on days of national importance is also part of the overall revamp of our favorite Nehru Ground.
Address & Location
Lamington Road, JC Nagar, Hubballi-580020