Lammual

Lammual is a general open pitch in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is used mainly for football. It was one of the venues for the Northeast Games 2012.[1]

Lammual Stadium
Lammual Stadium
Full nameLammual Stadium
Former namesAssam Rifle ground
LocationAizawl, Mizoram, India
Capacity5,000
SurfaceAstroturf
Construction
Built1928
Renovated2011
Tenants
Chhinga Veng F.C.(2018—)
Aizawl F.C. (2015—)

Stadium

The ground is a single tier stadium. The stadium under construction will have a seating capacity of about 5,000 spectators which will cost around 190 crores.[2] The stadium is used for playing Mizoram Premier League Games.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Lammual has also been the place where a helicopter landed for the first time in Mizoram in 1962.[6] It is the venue for Chapchar Kut festival, a festival of Mizo people.[7] There was initially a plan to construct the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Lammual ground[8] before it was shifted to Mualpui as Assam Rifle could not give clearance for construction.[9] 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.[10] The Stadium has flood light facilities.

References
  1. "NE Games-ah infiammi 1,200 vel beisei". Vanglaini. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. "Lammual-ah Gallery sak hna tan dawn ta". The Zozam Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. "Mizoram Premier League kicks off for the 2018 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. Pachuau, Joy. The Camera as a witness. Cambridge. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9781107073395.
  5. dultea. "Pu Nehru Aizawl ah". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. "Aizawla Helicopter tum hmasa ber-1962". Dawrpui Veng. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  7. "CHAPCHAR KUT 2012 TAN INPUAHCHAHNA KAL ZEL". DIPR Mizoram. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  8. DIPR. "Stadium sak tur khaihlak chungchang sawiho a ni". misual. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  9. "Supplement to Memorandum". Finance Dept, Govt of Mizoram. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  10. "Aizawl Lammual (AR Ground) Artificial Grass inaugurated". Samaw. Retrieved 14 August 2012.


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