An ultra modern will come up at a Chennai suburb for the 2011 World Cup, to be co-hosted by India, in addition to the famous Chepauk Ground located in the heart of the city. The new stadium would be located at Karunkuzhipallam, about 25 km from Chennai, on a 50-acre plot on Old Mahabalipuram Road.The Stadium would have a seating capacity of 60,000.The special feature of the stadium is that is going to have a Roof-top so as to avoid cancellation of matches due to rains.This is the second stadium going to have a roof top following MCG at Melbourne.It is a dream come true for Chennai.
The New stadium is expected to cost over Rs 100 crore.The financial implications of constructing the stadium and other facilities were being finalised.
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