Borivali set to get world-class stadium in 3 yrs.

A state-of-the-art sports stadium, fashioned along the lines of London’s Wembley or Shanghai's Honkou Stadium, is set to rise on the city's western suburban skyline.

In a bid to provide much-needed space for recreational activities in the western suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a plan to build a multi-purpose sports stadium spreading across 54,000 sq metres, with a seating capacity for 18,000 people, in Chikuwadi, Borivali (west) at a cost of over Rs. 270 crore.

The design report being prepared by the civic body states that the stadium will be built on the lines of the multi-purpose stadiums like the world-famous Wembley in London, Shanghai's Hongkou stadium and Mumbai’s famous Wankhede. The civic body has set a deadline of 2017 for the work to be completed.


THE INDIAN EXPRESS