Pune: MCA stadium authorities would be extra vigilant about drinking water and food for spectators during the T20 match between India and England on Friday amid the GBS outbreak in some parts of the city.
State govt has issued a set of guidelines ahead of the match. Santosh Bobde, the honorary joint secretary of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA), told TOI, “We are complying with the instructions from the state govt.”
He said the stadium has a seating capacity of 37,000 spectators. Drinking water is provided free of cost to the fans from water filters at each stand because bottles are not allowed in galleries. Plastic glasses are made available near these filters.
Bobde said, “We get drinking water from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation areas. It is filtered and tested in three steps at our level. We followed this process for years. This time, we will take more precautions in view of the GBS outbreak in Pune. Food suppliers have also been directed to take more precautions.”
Another senior official from MCA said, “Even the water supplied in toilets and on the ground at the stadium is filtered.”
The stadium authorities were blamed for lack of drinking water arrangements during the India vs New Zealand Test Match in October last year. “MCA has taken note of the feedback from the last match and implemented steps to prevent delays in dispensing water. Adequate water will be readily available throughout the venue,” the MCA secretary said in an official statement.
Pune: MCA stadium authorities would be extra vigilant about drinking water and food for spectators during the T20 match between India and England on Friday amid the GBS outbreak in some parts of the city.
State govt has issued a set of guidelines ahead of the match. Santosh Bobde, the honorary joint secretary of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA), told TOI, “We are complying with the instructions from the state govt.”
He said the stadium has a seating capacity of 37,000 spectators. Drinking water is provided free of cost to the fans from water filters at each stand because bottles are not allowed in galleries. Plastic glasses are made available near these filters.
Bobde said, “We get drinking water from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation areas. It is filtered and tested in three steps at our level. We followed this process for years. This time, we will take more precautions in view of the GBS outbreak in Pune. Food suppliers have also been directed to take more precautions.”
Another senior official from MCA said, “Even the water supplied in toilets and on the ground at the stadium is filtered.”
The stadium authorities were blamed for lack of drinking water arrangements during the India vs New Zealand Test Match in October last year. “MCA has taken note of the feedback from the last match and implemented steps to prevent delays in dispensing water. Adequate water will be readily available throughout the venue,” the MCA secretary said in an official statement.