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Thimphu:
A face-lift for Changlimithang
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The
Changlimithang national stadium, one of the main venues for the celebrations
in 2008, will be able to seat 30,000 people when renovations are completed.
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A blueprint of the stadium
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Ministry of Works and Human Settlement in conjunction with the National
Steering Committee for the Coronation Celebrations (NSCCC) has drawn an
elaborate plan to revamp the stadium, which was built in 1974 to celebrate
the coronation of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. "The
present six rows of stands for the public would be increased to 21 to accommodate
more people," said the ministry's landscape architect, Karma T. Wangchuk.
"The old stand was designed to accommodate only about 10,000 people." |
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The
stands would stretch from the old squash building, which has already been
demolished, to the archery range and spill over the old basketball court.
Underneath the stands, there would be several rooms created which could
be used for indoor games like table tennis, shooting, bathing and changing
rooms.
The
present building housing the Bhutan Olympic Committee office would
also be demolished and a new three-storey building would be built attached
to the extended public stands.
Two
additional wings would be added to the Royal Pavilion to accommodate 80
more guests.
The
Changlimithang Banquet hall would be renovated and used as a dining area
for guests attending the celebrations.
The
entrance to the stadium from the Chang Lam road would have stalls for people
to sell their wares during games and other celebrations.
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space between the riverbank and the Changlimithang parking lot would be
converted into a park complete with lights, greenery and park benches.
The about Nu. 2 million park would be named as the Coronation Park.
Another
park near the archery range towards Changzamtog would also be created.
Meanwhile,
football enthusiasts will have to find other venues since the ground would
soon be closed. stand was designed to accommodate only about 10,000 people." |
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According
to site engineer, Kezang Phuntsho of the Department of Urban Development
and Housing, the ministry was in the process of preparing the cost estimate
of the whole project.
"Once
that is done we will tender out the construction of the stands and the
buildings to private construction firms," he said.
Kezang
Phuntsho said that tendering out the works were important because the construction
had to be finished by November 2007.
The
total area of Changlimithang is about 11 hectares.
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| Contributed
by Kinley Y Dorji, Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper 2006 |
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The
new Changlimithang stadium
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