: The cricket ground built by Kerala Cricket Association at S.D. College, Alappuzha, will be opened on Saturday. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala will open the ground.
KCA spent Rs. 3.5 crore on constructing the ground, the land for which was handed over free of cost to KCA by the college, to be retained by the association for a period of 15 years.
This decision is on the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between association and the college management.
Joint ownership
While the ownership of the ground vests with the college management and a committee jointly formed by Alappuzha District Cricket Association and the college management will govern the day-to-day operation of the ground.
Besides the players’ pavilion, there is a complex for women players and an indoor net practice.
Outside the ground, there are three turf wickets, an astro turf wicket and four concrete wickets for practice. There is a gymnasium and a shuttle badminton court also.
