Comments on: Artificial Turf in Kerala – A Distant Dream or Reality?

By: Antony Sebastian

Antony Sebastian — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:04:49 +0000

Why Kerala Football Association is showing lack of interest to implement the turf. The best place is JN International Stadium, Kaloor.
Now I heard lately a new turf is going to be laid since the roof is completed.
How is the turf laid, is it laid from FIFA FUND or from GCDA

By: Jason Morais

Jason Morais — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:12:28 +0000

Just a ‘lil heads up…

FIFA has awarded the tender for installing artificial turfs in Shillong and Imphal to Limonta Sports and Mumbai and Bangalore to Greenfields BV.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:43:12 +0000

Hi,

The AIFF appointed a committee of three to inspect the recommended grounds and were satisfied with five centers, viz., Cooperage Ground (Mumbai), Bangalore Football Stadium (Bangalore), Polo Ground (Shillong), National Sports Academy (Imphal) and JCT owned ground in Hoshiarpur (Punjab).

After inspection, the FIFA has decided to go ahead with laying of artificial turf in the first four centers (Mumbai, Bangalore, Shillong and Imphal) in round one.

The tender process is on to select the company/companies for completing the task. Apparently, there are around 20 companies (including all major players in the global turf business) who have submitted their bids.

However, it is still unclear if one or more companies will win the contract. All funds towards this project have been identified and allocated by FIFA.

That’s the latest on the topic!

By: ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ

ചെലക്കാണ്ട് പോടാ — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:53:19 +0000

It was posted on july 9th, the next july is just 5 months away.

Leave kerala, did any of the indian state proceeded further with the idea of artificial turf?

what is the status of the fifa funded project now?

By: Jayadeep Purushothaman

Jayadeep Purushothaman — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:47:09 +0000

Artificial turf is not a practical one in our country because there is big money involved and it is usually the turf companies who gain instead of players or fans. Artificial ground is NOT a solution for poor ground conditions – it can be easily fixed by spending very little money than spending a lot on artificial turf. IMO, it is a technology that football in our country does NOT need or cannot afford. After all football’s popularity is due to its simplicity and let us not make it more complicated. There are many other things we can do with that kind of money.

By: Fahad

Fahad — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:33:38 +0000

the artificial turf is a good idea. i disagre with jaydeep
because anbody who play football can easly understand the need of a good ground condetion. the main problem with ordinary ground is bouncing.the ball bouns more u find difficult to stop the ball and u loose it. the artificial turf can do a lot better compaired to ordinary ground.we are still so late to impliment these kind of new tech ,we are so far from the west.only the artificial turf cant solve our plroblem that is another truth but i welcome this idea

By: Jayadeep Purushothaman

Jayadeep Purushothaman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:57:44 +0000

I am not sure if artificial turfs should be a priority at all – this is not field hockey which was effectively killed as a popular sport by making them play on artificial turf making it a pure hit-and-run game. Normal grounds that can be maintained with minimal costs should be the goal, let us not fall into the rat trap of some artifical turf companies in the west. Kerala doesn’t need an artificial turf, and I guess turf is not the problem, it is the way football is run in the state.