Many states of India are currently going through a situation of tremendous drought. Adverse scarcity of water is making people walk miles for water or live on contaminated water. Maharashtra is the most most drought affected state in the country. This year there are 20 IPL matches scheduled to be played in Maharashtra, in the cities of Nagpur, Pune and Mumbai.
To maintain the stadium and pitch large amounts of water is needed. An estimated 6 million litres of water is needed in these three venues. In a state like Maharashtra, where the problem of water scarcity is extremely acute, it is absolutely inhuman to use water to maintain the grounds.
While it is true that not playing the IPL matches in Maharashtra will not solve the water problem of Maharashtra, at the same time one cannot let the precious little water left in the state, be used up in stadiums. The matches scheduled to be played in Maharashtra can easily be moved to places where water is in abundance. There are many venues in India which has no water shortage. Venues like Kolkata, Mohali, Dharmasala etc has no water shortage.
Particularly Dharmasala, this year there is not a single IPL match is scheduled in Dharmasala. The stadium in Dharmasala is ideal for holding cricket matches in summer. The current temperature in the city of Dharmasala is between 13 degree centigrade to 25 degree centigrade. In most other parts of India the temperature is above 35 degrees Celsius. So looking at the weather conditions, it makes sense to shift the IPL matches from Maharashtra to Dharmasala.
Dharmasala stadium is one of the most beautiful cricket ground in the world. The pitch of Dharmasala is also a good one where one can expect to see high scoring matches. So shifting the the matches from Maharashtra to Dharmasala will be beneficial to IPL as well.
To maintain the stadium and pitch large amounts of water is needed. An estimated 6 million litres of water is needed in these three venues. In a state like Maharashtra, where the problem of water scarcity is extremely acute, it is absolutely inhuman to use water to maintain the grounds.
While it is true that not playing the IPL matches in Maharashtra will not solve the water problem of Maharashtra, at the same time one cannot let the precious little water left in the state, be used up in stadiums. The matches scheduled to be played in Maharashtra can easily be moved to places where water is in abundance. There are many venues in India which has no water shortage. Venues like Kolkata, Mohali, Dharmasala etc has no water shortage.
Particularly Dharmasala, this year there is not a single IPL match is scheduled in Dharmasala. The stadium in Dharmasala is ideal for holding cricket matches in summer. The current temperature in the city of Dharmasala is between 13 degree centigrade to 25 degree centigrade. In most other parts of India the temperature is above 35 degrees Celsius. So looking at the weather conditions, it makes sense to shift the IPL matches from Maharashtra to Dharmasala.
Dharmasala stadium is one of the most beautiful cricket ground in the world. The pitch of Dharmasala is also a good one where one can expect to see high scoring matches. So shifting the the matches from Maharashtra to Dharmasala will be beneficial to IPL as well.
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