A new 18 hole championship golf course being built by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Dwarka, West Delhi is said to become the country’s longest at a whopping 7,366 yards. The golf course will include a sprawling club house featuring state of the art amenities.
The development of the golf course is well underway after being stalled for various clearances for over a decade and is finally scheduled to be completed by December 2022. The clubhouse will be ready in 2023. The project area spans 158 acres, including 8.7 acres for the club house which has a budget of Rs 45.5 crores. According to the development authority, 26% of the work has been completed.
The club house will have amenities such as steam, sauna and massage rooms, a gymnasium, restaurants, a bar, a coffee shop, a deli, childcare and play area, doctor’s room, conference hall and a multipurpose hall. A swimming pool and a smaller kids pool are also part of the plans.
Near the club house, DDA also proposes to build a golfing academy and the space for academy building has been earmarked in the master plan for the project. There will also be a two-level, open-to-sky driving range next to the club house, with a 6-hole, par-3 course. The driving range building will have a separate dining area and snack counters, fitness centre, audio-visual room and a lounge, among other facilities.
Like other sports facilities created by DDA in the last decade, there will be no lifetime membership offered at the Dwarka golf course. Only pay and play facilities will be allowed, according to a DDA official. However, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly membership might be introduced, he added.
In its budget for the 2022-23 financial year, DDA has allocated Rs 546 crore for the construction of new sports facilities. These include the Dwarka golf course and new sports complexes in Dwarka and Rohini.
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