Vivo IPL 2018: Bombay High Court Asks MCA on How Will They Arrange Water for CSK Matches in Pune
Earlier this year, the court had posed a similar question to MCA regarding maintainance of Wankhede Stadium.
Pune, April 13: According to ANI, Bombay High Court has issued notice to Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) and has sought a reply on how will they arrange water for maintaining the ground for IPL matches in Pune. Chennai Super King (CSK)'s home matches were shifted out of Chennai to Pune recently, due Cauvery protests in the state of Tamil Nadu. Massive protests were witnessed ahead of the match between CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders and an identified protestor flung a shoe at CSK's Ravindra Jadeja during the match.
The BCCI had short-listed four cities to host matches but eventually Pune was finalised since CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is familiar with the conditions having played two seasons with Rising Pune Supergiants. Reportedly, drought-like conditions in the state of Maharashtra have now become a yearly affair, with people facing severe water shortage during the summer months.
Earlier this year, the court had posed a similar question to MCA regarding maintainance of Wankhede Stadium. At the time, MCA had said it would not make use of portable water and instead, use conserved water through rain-water harvesting system.
As per a report on ZeeNews, a petition in Bombay High Court in 2013 had referred to statistics made available from cricket authorities, close to 65 lakh litre water had been used that year to maintain three stadiums - Wankhede in Mumbai, DY Patil in Navi Mumbai and Sahara Stadium in Pune - during the IPL that year.
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