Kashi may get the gift of international stadium by the end of 2024

Lucknow (Best Hindu News): The influence of Kashi, which has become the center of faith on the world stage, is going to increase one more time. That is the international cricket stadium which will be ready by the end of 2024. This stadium to be built in the PM’s parliamentary constituency will be equipped with all state-of-the-art facilities. It will be operated by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).

Under the long term lease, he will also give a fixed amount to the government every year in lieu of this. If the officials are to be believed, the construction of this stadium, which is being built on a wide campus of about 31 acres, will cost about Rs 350 crore. Its sitting capacity (seating or spectator capacity) will be 30 thousand. This stadium of Kashi will become an excellent center to hone the skills of young players not only from Purvanchal but also from neighboring Bihar, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Chhattisgarh.

All kinds of standards will be met during the construction of the International Cricket Stadium. It will have player and media facilities, VIP lounge, corporate box, open car parking, car charging station, water tank, rain water harvesting facility, golf cart, road, solar panels, swimming pool, food.

It is worth mentioning that there was already a proposal for a world class cricket stadium in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The problem was land. The whole process accelerated from September 2022. After the cabinet approved a budget of Rs 120 crore for the purchase of land, land was purchased from about 31 farmers.

The special thing is that this whole process was controversy-free. The land has been handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) by the government. Larsen & Toubro (LNT), one of the country’s most renowned organizations in the field of infrastructure, has been made its executive body. The design is being finalised. The construction work will be started as soon as the final decision on the design/map is taken.

Additional Chief Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Dr. Navneet Sehgal said that “UP is full of cricketing talent. Renowned players like Suresh Raina, Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, fast bowler Praveen Kumar, amazing fielder with batsman Mohammad Kaif have been from Uttar Pradesh only. Many players of the state are doing better in IPL and other leagues as well. Along with him, Kashi’s stadium will become a medium to hone the talents of other talented young cricketers.

He said that it is the intention of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that according to the population, Uttar Pradesh should become Sirmaur in sports as well.

International cricketer Suresh Raina told that “I am from Uttar Pradesh. As a cricketer, my happiness increases further on the gift that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are going to give in the form of International Cricket Stadium. Devadhidev Mahadev’s Kashi has its own importance. Kashi, which is counted among the oldest cities of the world, is called Nyari in all the three worlds. Everyone wants to visit Kashi, this cultural city of the country, once. In such a situation, every player of the country and the world would be thrilled to play in Kashi. Not only Purvanchal, it will become the best center for improving the skills of young players of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. International level coaches, gyms, clubs and pitches will become their means. Once Ranji, IPL, T20 and Test matches start here, this stadium will also prove to be a booster for hospitality, tourism and its related sectors.