A high-level team led by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) director incharge Amarendu Prakash visited the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi, and met members there on Friday.
A proposal demanding land from BSL by the JSCA for the construction of an International Cricket Stadium at Bokaro inched closer to get finalised with the visit.
Prakash assessed the facilities and infrastructure of the stadium at Ranchi, and also held a meeting with former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and members of the cricket association.
BSL director incharge, former BCCI secretary, JSCA members and MLA, Bokaro at JSCA Internation Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. Telegraph picture
The BSL team reviewed various parts of the stadium including the dressing room, club house, gym, VVIP room, etc. Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan was also present at the meeting. The conditions which BSL has put before JSCA for transferring of 20 acres of land for construction of the stadium at Balidih on National Highway-23 was also discussed.
Prakash was accompanied by executive director, personnel and administration, Rajiv Kushwaha, general manager, Manikant Dhan, among other officials.
It has been reported that a mutual agreement has been reached between the two parties on various subjects. The BSL team was told that the proposed stadium will be more modernised and state-of-the-art than one at Ranchi.
Prakash said that “some points have been discussed about the terms and conditions of transfer of land with the JSCA team. We hope that it will be finalized soon and the project will move quickly”.
BSL director incharge, former BCCI secretary, JSCA members and MLA, Bokaro at JSCA Internation Cricket Stadium in Ranchi. Telegraph picture
Narayan said, “the meeting was very positive. It is expected that soon after this meeting the process of land transfer will be completed. Construction of an international cricket stadium in Bokaro will put the city on the world map.”
A JSCA team visited the proposed site in Balidih last Saturday. They also held a meeting with Prakash and deputy commissioner Bokaro Rajesh Singh. Before finalizing the land transfer process, the BSL management had placed conditions before the JSCA members asking for few rights over branding and seating.
According to sources, BSL has sought adequate advertising rights for SAIL inside and outside the stadium. Adequate seats for SAIL officers and seats for invited guests of SAIL in VVIP box, and SAIL's representation in the management committee of the stadium have also been demanded. This will be the third international cricket stadium in Jharkhand after Ranchi and Jamshedpur. The cost of the project will be around Rs 250 crore.
