Thursday, September 24, 2009

Bangalore Football Stadium to become 'weather-proof'

The process has started to make football pitches in India weatherproof – be it incessant rain or scorching heat, the grass shall always remain green in the football stadiums.

As IndianFootball.Com reported a few days back, the representatives from FIFA inspected the Bangalore Football Stadium, home to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA).

As a part of the "Win in India with India" initiative by FIFA, artificial turfs consultant, Dr. Eric Harrison visited the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday, September 17. Dr. Harrison was also accompanied by Chrysantha Perera, FIFA's Assistant Development officer who is also the CEO of Football Federation of Sri Lanka.

The FIFA consultants expressed satisfaction over laying the synthetic turf in the stadium. The work should start anytime in January next year once the tendering process is completed. The installation typically takes four months.

The FIFA consultants are touring India to finalize the other locations for artificial turfs.

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