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Significance

• Thyagaraj stadium was the venue chosen to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games netball events from 4th October -14th October.
• The stadium houses the education department of the Government of Delhi.
• The Indian Green Building Council honoured Thyagaraj spots complex with its gold rating for its environment-friendly technological systems.
• Pulverised fuel ash bricks have been used in the construction of this stadium. It has an advanced water management system and a sewage treatment of up to 200,000 litres capacity. With these features, Thyagaraj Sports Complex is regarded as India's first-ever model Green Venue.
• The stadium also has the Dual Fuel Gas Turbine of 2.5 megawatt-hours (9.0 GJ) for emergency electricity.
• The stadium also provides practice tracks for athletics with three clay courts and two grass courts for tennis events.