India’s first green stadium awarded
18 Aug 2013 4:51 AM IST
Delhi’s Thyagaraj Stadium was on Friday awarded the CII-Indian Green Building Council’s (IGBC) gold rating, making it the first green stadium in the country, officials said.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Director General Chandrajit Banerjee and IGBC Chairman Prem C Jain presented a gold-rated plaque and a certificate to Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit at a felicitation programme organised here.
‘This remarkable achievement has consolidated
Delhi’s leadership role in its efforts in greening the country. This would encourage other states in the country to go green,’ Dikshit said.
Built from scratch at a cost of Rs 300 crore, the south Delhi stadium was built for the Commonwealth Games the city hosted from 3-14 October, 2010.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Director General Chandrajit Banerjee and IGBC Chairman Prem C Jain presented a gold-rated plaque and a certificate to Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit at a felicitation programme organised here.
‘This remarkable achievement has consolidated
Delhi’s leadership role in its efforts in greening the country. This would encourage other states in the country to go green,’ Dikshit said.
Built from scratch at a cost of Rs 300 crore, the south Delhi stadium was built for the Commonwealth Games the city hosted from 3-14 October, 2010.
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