Lammual Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Lammual Stadium
Fullname:Lammual Stadium
Location:Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Built:1928
Renovated:2011
Surface:Astroturf
Former Names:Assam Rifles Ground
Tenants:Aizawl F.C. (2015—)
Chhinga Veng F.C.(2018—)
Seating Capacity:5,000

Lammual Stadium is a football stadium located in Aizawl, Mizoram, India.[1] It is used mainly for football matches.[2] It was one of the venues for the Northeast Games 2012.[3] The stadium serves as the venue for Mizoram Premier League matches.[4]

Stadium

The ground is a single tier stadium. The stadium has a seating capacity of about 5,000 spectators, which costed around 190 crores.[5]

History

Lammual was started in the 1920s due to lack of level ground in Mizoram for troops to practice and it was decided to flatten a knoll to create a Parade ground. It took 5 years of Military labor under Loch's battalion to complete the ground. The cost of leveling the ground at that time was Rs 1,200. When the work was completed, the parade ground had a sheer cliff of 60 feet on side and 150 feet of filling in on the other. The cliff face of this field.[6]

Modern

The stadium has a historical and cultural significance for the Mizo people. It has been used for addressing the people of Mizoram by politicians like Jawaharlal Nehru who visited Aizawl in 1965.[7] Lammual has also been the place where a helicopter landed for the first time in Mizoram in 1962.[8] It is the venue for Chapchar Kut festival, a festival of Mizo people.[9] There was initially a plan to construct the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Lammual ground[10] before it was shifted to Mualpui as Assam Rifle could not give clearance for construction.[11] The Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla officially inaugurated the artificial turf (grass) laid at Aizawl Lammual, also known as the Assam Rifles (AR) Ground in Aizawl city on Monday, 28 February 2011.[12]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photo essay: Mizoram and its unparalleled passion for football. Forbes India. 20 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Mizoram’s inter-village football tournament sees a crowd like never before. East Mojo. 19 July 2022. 20 January 2023.
  3. Web site: NE Games-ah infiammi 1,200 vel beisei. Vanglaini. 16 August 2012.
  4. Web site: John. Zothansanga. Mizoram Premier League kicks off for the 2018 season. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 1 September 2018. 27 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220145208/https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/mizoram/mizoram-premier-league-gets-a-grand-kick-off-for-the-2018-season/. 20 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Lammual-ah Gallery sak hna tan dawn ta. The Zozam Times. 16 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130415233229/http://thezozamtimes.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4175:lammual-ah-gallery-sak-hna-tan-dawn-ta&catid=43:news&Itemid=63. 15 April 2013. dead.
  6. Book: Pachuau . Joy . The Camera as a witness . Cambridge . 9781107073395 . 134–135.
  7. Web site: dultea. Pu Nehru Aizawl ah. 16 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Aizawla Helicopter tum hmasa ber-1962. Dawrpui Veng. 16 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121210225357/http://www.dawrpuiveng.com/2012/03/aizawla-helicopter-tum-hmasa-ber-1962.html. 10 December 2012. dead.
  9. Web site: CHAPCHAR KUT 2012 TAN INPUAHCHAHNA KAL ZEL. DIPR Mizoram. 16 August 2012.
  10. Web site: DIPR. Stadium sak tur khaihlak chungchang sawiho a ni. misual. 16 August 2012.
  11. Web site: Supplement to Memorandum. Finance Dept, Govt of Mizoram. 16 August 2012.
  12. News: Aizawl Lammual (AR Ground) Artificial Grass inaugurated. 14 August 2012. Samaw.