Published: Apr 21, 2016, 09:51 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 21, 2016, 09:51 PM (IST)
Jaipur: A PIL was filed in the Rajasthan High Court opposing an IPL match, which is likely to be held at the Rajasthan Cricket Association ground here, claiming 80 lakh litres of water would be “wasted” for the event at a time when the state is facing an acute water crisis. A division bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice D C Somani issued a notice on the PIL filed by a local journalist Mahesh Pareek alleging that Jaipur city is in “Dark Zone” and for the proposed IPL match due to be held at Jaipur around 80 lakh litres of water would be “wasted” for entertainment of around 30,000 spectators and ground maintenance. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad , 15th T20 Match, IPL 2016
The PIL said that there is an acute water crisis in Jaipur and in entire Rajasthan and thus the matches would be a wastage of water. It also argues IPL matches are pure commercial activity and these matches should not be patronized at the level of the state government. The bench has asked the Union Ministry of Youth affiars, Secretary RCA and BCCI as well as the state Chief Secretary to file response to the petition.
The state of Maharashtra is also facing the problem of droughts in some of its districts. A PIL was earlier filed by NGO ‘Loksatta Movement’ in the Bombay High Court as well against hosting the IPL in Maharashtra, stating that about 66 lakh litres of water was spent on maintaining pitches at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai and Sahara stadium in Pune during the 2013 edition.
