FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Yuva Bharti Kridangan again became 'Youth'

Kolkata: It is said that the time has not come back, but Vivekananda of Kolkata has returned to the old days of Yuva Bharti Kreedangan (Salt Lake Stadium). Yuva Bharti Kirtangan has again become 'young'. All its credit goes to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

This world-class football tournament has not only made it world-class but has also brought back its lost honor to this biggest stadium in the country. This is the same stadium, which once used to be scared in the country and abroad. It has hosted big international tournaments. The FIFA World Cup qualifiers match in 1986, the South Asian Games in 1987, the USSR Festival Cup in 1988, or the Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Gold Cup in 1995, this stadium was trusted to handle the huge frenzy crowd of football lovers.

In 1997, during the Federation Cup semi-finals between two major teams of Kolkata East Bengal and Mohan Bagan, there was a record crowd of 13,1781 visitors. At this stadium veteran Lionel Messi played his first match as the captain of the Argentina team. Argentina won 1-0 at the friendly match against Venezuela on 2 September 2011.

Glad of lost time over time: Salt Lake stadium with time went to lose its glow. Maintenance and beautification of such a huge stadium has never been properly noticed. It just became a place to host matches Every year there are regular matches of other leagues, including the I-League, the Calcutta Football League. The situation changed slightly after the start of the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2014, but the under-17 World Cup has changed its entire map.

Attractive decoration has been done at each gate of the stadium. The roads of each of the ramps moving toward the galleries have been repaired. Large hoardings have been installed there, in which the football tax over. What to say in the dressing room? There are all the amenities for the players. The entire stadium is painted in white-blue color. What do you say about lightness

The old chairs have been replaced with comfortable cube chairs of fiber. This has reduced the capacity of seats from 85000 to 67000. The cube chairs are painted in light blue and the number is written on them. It is known that before the renewal in 2011, the number of seats in the stadium was around 120000. Natural grass velvet sheets have been laid on the ground. Earlier, there were matches on artificial turf. Very tight security arrangements have been made. A total of 110 checking points and stadiums and around 250 close circuit cameras have been installed.

Construction was done to reduce Eden's burden: Construction of the Salt Lake Stadium was done in 1984 to reduce the burden of Eden Gardens Stadium. First Eden used to have both cricket and football matches. Yuva Bharti Kreedangan was ranked as the world's largest stadium before the construction of the Rangreto May Day Stadium in North Korea in 1989. In terms of capacity of seats, the young people are currently ranked 10th in the world.