Udaipur Revamps Maharana Pratap Khelgaon Sports Hub Amid Infrastructure Push and Controversies

The city of lakes with rich Rajput heritage is preparing to upgrade its sports infrastructure ecosystem. The Khelgaon Stadium renovations are a highlight in the state's vision for an overhaul of its sporting culture. The stadium is also known as Maharana Pratap Khelgaon Stadium.

District collector Gaurab Agarwal, also the ex officio chairman of the Khelgaon Sporting Society, carried out an extensive review of the refurbishment update in the concerned facility. The administrative head was welcomed by the member secretary and the district sports officer Dr. Mahesh Paliwal.

The multisports hub is situated in Chitrakoot Nagar of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The spectator capacity of the facility is a stellar 15000 seats. The project as well as the redevelopment is being looked after by the Udaipur Improvement Trust along with the Municipal corporation of Udaipur.

The facility hosts a comprehensive list of 12 different disciplines, including basketball, volleyball, tennis, kho-kho, kabaddi, handball, archery, rifle shooting, judo with karate, boxing, swimming, and squash. This is the largest sports hub of Udaipur and has swimming pools complemented with tennis courts.The complex has faced multiple controversies throughout time. A public interest litigation was filed against the arena for conducting private activities in the government-allocated land for the area. Suspicions were raised about a private school being run on the campus.

Additionally, the complex also faced health hazards, for a car fell into a deep pit in the facility, causing death, which sent an uproar among the locals against the Udaipur Development Authority for beautifying the location only on the arrival of major dignitaries and neglecting basic health requirements.