How much did Narendra Modi Stadium cost to build?
The Narendra Modi Stadium (formerly Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association, is the 132,000-capacity cricket stadium on 63 acres designed by Populous, with the reconstruction taken over by Larsen and Toubro in December 2016, formally begun by the Gujarat Cricket Association on 16 January 2017 and opened on 24 February 2020, replacing the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's largest cricket stadium. Business Today reported in 2021 that it was built at an estimated cost of INR 800 crore, as does Wikipedia's infobox, against the INR 700 crore initially estimated.
Reported project cost
INR 8 billion
Approximately $107.96 million
Cost basis: 2020
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2020
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Key dimensions
- Capacitybusinesstoday.in
- 132,000 seats
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