Citing drought, PIL seeks shifting of IPL matches from Raipur

April 20, 2016 21:33

A public interest litigation filed in the Chhattisgarh High Court here today demanded shifting of the two matches of ongoing Indian Premier League from the state capital Raipur because of the drought.

RTI activists Kunal Shukla and Abhishek Pratap Singh have filed the petition which says Chhattisgarh is facing a massive water crisis and 117 tehsils are hit by drought.

There was water scarcity in 70 wards of Raipur Municipal Corporation alone so it would not be right to use the water for IPL matches, said their lawyer Vimlesh Bajpayee.

Besides the state government, BCCI, RMC and Chhattisgarh State Cricket Association are the respondents. The date of first hearing is yet to be fixed. IPL matches are scheduled for May 20 and 22 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur.

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