Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium

Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Construction
Regional Sports Centre
Former names	Regional Sports Centre
Location	Gandhinagar Road, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala
Owner	Regional Sports Centre
Operator	Regional Sports Centre
Capacity	10,000^[1]^[2]
Surface	Maple Floor
Opened	1993
Construction cost	5 crores
Website
Official website

Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium or Regional Sports Centre is a multipurpose sports centre in Kochi, Kerala, India.

The stadium is one and only multipurpose world class Sports Centre in India and is situated in 4 acres (16,000 m²) of land, the centre has the facilities for badminton, tennis, basketball, table tennis, swimming, billiards and indoor cricket nets.^[3]

This Indoor stadium is floodlit using 1 kW Metal Halide lamps which provide lighting for color television telecast to international standards.This stadium has a capacity of 10,000 persons. The stadium is named after former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.^[4]

Indoor Tennis Complex has world-class level four synthetic tennis courts with modern technology. Indoor Tennis Complex was inaugurated in 2000 by Padmabushan Ramanathan Krishnan.

Table Tennis Hall has four tables with a latest Butterfly Robot with a capacity to hold 400 balls at a time. The stadium has a swimming pool with 25*10 meters and is maintained by International standards.

References

Kochi

Landmarks	Marine Drive Mattancherry Palace Hill Palace Durbar Hall Ground Tourist attractions

Neighbourhoods	Ernakulam Fort Kochi Mattancherry Kaloor Palarivattom Gandhi Nagar Marine Drive Edappally Kakkanad Kadavanthra Vyttila Willingdon Island Vypin Cheranallur Varappuzha North Paravur

History	Kingdom of Cochin Thoma of Villarvattom History of Kerala Travancore-Cochin

Transport	Cochin International Airport Cochin Harbour Terminus Edappally railway station Ernakulam Junction railway station Ernakulam Terminus railway station Ernakulam Town railway station Cochin Port Cochin Shipyard Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Kerala State Water Transport Department Kochi Metro Vyttila Mobility Hub

Government	Kochi Municipal Corporation Kerala High Court

Organizations	Cochin Stock Exchange Consumerfed Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Greater Cochin Development Authority International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Kochi Refineries

Malls	Oberon Mall LuLu International Shopping Mall Gold Souk Grandé Abad Nucleus Mall Forum Thomsun Mall Bay Pride Mall Q1 Mall

Culture	Cochin Jews Saint Thomas Christians Cuisine of Kerala Culture of Kerala Kalabhavan Malayalam Onam Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly Vishu

Places of worship	Chottanikkara Temple Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple Ernakulam Shiva Temple Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Paradesi Synagogue St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Edappally St. Francis Church Vallarpadam Church

Health care	Amala Institute of Medical Sciences Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Aster Medcity Gautham Hospital General Hospital Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital Lakeshore Hospital Lisie Hospital Lisie Heart Institute Lourdes Heart institute Lourdes Hospital (Kerala) Mar Augustine Kandathil Memorial Lisie Hospital Medical Trust Hospital Saraf Hospital Renai medicity Rajagiri Hospital

Schools	Assissi Vidyaniketan Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Chinmaya Vidyalaya Choice School Cochin Refineries School Kendriya Vidyalaya Navy Children School Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thevara SRV High School St.Treasas Convent Girls Higher Secondary School Toc-H Public School The Delta Study Vidyodaya School

Universities	Cochin University of Science and Technology National University of Advanced Legal Studies Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Model Engineering College Government Law College, Ernakulam School of Communication and Management Studies Albertian Institute of Management Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology Federal Institute of Science and Technology Sacred Heart College, Thevara SCMS School of Engineering and Technology St. Teresa's College Maharaja's College, Ernakulam MES College Marampally, Aluva Government Medical College, Ernakulam Bharata Mata College St. Albert's College

Roads	Mahatma Gandhi Road Chittoor Road Banerji Road Shanmugham Road Park Avenue S.A Road Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road Subhash Chandra Bose Road Kochi Bypass Seaport-Airport Road

Sports	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Regional Sports Centre Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Press	Malayala Manorama Mathrubhumi Madhyamam Daily Deshabhimani Sathyadeepam

Television channels	Reporter TV Indiavision

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