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| Am Ok With No IPL Matches For Mahar |
| Am Ok With No IPL Matches For Maharashtra, Says Chief Minister Fadnavis
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| INDIA
, 8-April-2016
5:7:1 AM |
| If IPL matches are moved out of Maharashtra, "I have no problem," said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a day after his government was flogged by judges, who asked if "it's people or games that are a priority."
Maharashtra is under siege from drought. With water in short supply in some parts and disappearing all together in others, the Bombay High Court is deciding whether to cancel nearly 20 matches of the domestic 20-20 tournament slotted for Nagpur, Mumbai and Pune.
A public interest litigation or PIL alleges that lakhs of litres cannot be spent on watering stadia at a time when farmers are in despair. Yesterday, the High Court ruled that it's too late to cancel the debut match of the tournament in Mumbai's iconic Wankhade Stadium tomorrow, but that it will take a decision on the 19 other Maharashtra matches on xx WHEN??
The IPL's grand finale is also scheduled in late-May at Wankhade Stadium, where officials admitted yesterday that 40 lakh litres has been assigned to water the pitch. Organizers of the tournament say potable or water safe for drinking is not being used for the stadia, but the court has asked for more information to substantiate this.
In some parts of Maharashtra, where the scarcity of water is particularly egregious, the police has banned groups of people from gathering at reservoirs and tanks to prevent violence after water riots were reported in some villages
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