On Tuesday the BCCI has told the Bombay High Court that they will use the treated sewage water to maintain the pitches for the seventeen IPL matches which will be played in Mumbai and Pune and the cricket board has also informed the court that franchise Kings XI Punjab has planned to shift all three matches out of Nagpur.
Nine matches will be played in Pune and eight matches in Mumbai. A bench of justice was informed by the senior advocate and it has requested the Royal Western India Turf Club to provide water from its sewage treatment plant which is situated at the Mahalaxmi racecourse.
The senior advocate has told that they will get 7-8 tankers from the Royal Western India Turf Club(RWITC) of sewage treated water every day and since the government’s affidavit was not ready the bench has posted the matter by 3 pm. The court has also directed the state government to find out whether the water supplied for maintaining pitches for the matches is potable or non-potable.
Previously the board has got a big relief after the court has given a go ahead to the first match of the ninth season of Indian Premier League to be held on April 9th at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The court did not decide on the other IPL matches in the state.
