Maharashtra stands to lose Rs 100 crore if IPL is shifted: Thakur

April 09, 2016 15:41

A day after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he is fine with the IPL moving out of the drought-affected Maharashtra, his party colleague and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur warned that doing so will result in a loss of Rs 100 crore for the state.

"Maharashtra gains Rs 100 crore from IPL and if the tournament goes out of the state, it will be a loss for the state," Thakur said. Faced with criticism over huge quantity of water usage for pitches for IPL, Fadnavis had yesterday said "we do not have any problem, if IPL is shifted from Maharashtra this season. No potable water will be provided for IPL this year."

Thakur suggested the money earned from IPL can be better utilised by the Maharashtra government for tackling drought and taking relief measures for the affected population. It can be noted that Maharashtra will be hosting 18 matches, spread across Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, during the this year's season of the popular domestic T20 tournament.

He clarified the BCCI, too, is very concerned about the water crisis in the state and does not want to use potable water for maintaining the grounds. It is also mulling to adopt drought-hit villages along with the franchises, who have been asked to prepare a report on what else can be done on the drought-mitigation front, Thakur said.

The franchises and BCCI will be presenting their side to the Bombay high court on April 12 during hearing of a petition on shifting the IPL matches out of the state in the wake of water scarcity, he said.

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