A state-of-the-art cricket stadium is coming up in the district. Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty will formally inaugurate the works at Mundottu, near Alampady, in Badiadukka panchayat on Friday. Works on the pavilion of the stadium, to be built by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) on its 8.26-acre land, around 5 km from here, would be inaugurated by Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader at the function. The stadium would be ready for hosting matches in two years, a KCA statement here said. Facilities such as club house, gymnasium, swimming pool, football ground, and volleyball and tennis courts would come up near the stadium.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president and KCA president T.C. Mathew would preside over the function.