After Lucknow and Kanpur, UP to set up another international stadium in Varanasi

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla, and UPCA secretary Arvind Kumar Srivastava had earlier visited Varanasi for the same.

After Lucknow and Kanpur, UP to set up another international stadium in Varanasi

After Lucknow and Kanpur, UP to set up another international stadium in Varanasi

The state of Uttar Pradesh is set to get its third international stadium in Varanasi. The work on the same will start by May-June this year. The other two stadiums in the state are Lucknow’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium and Kanpur’s Green Park.

As per reports, the state government of UP has purchased land of 31 acres in the Rajtalab area of Varanasi from farmers at almost 120 crores. The land will be given to the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the end of this month on a 30-year lease.

In lieu of the lease, the UPCA will give Rs 10 lakh every year to the UP government. And after this, the UPCA will construct its own stadium on this land.

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Jay Shah and Rajeev Shukla visited Varanasi for the same

After Lucknow and Kanpur, UP to set up another international stadium in Varanasi
After Lucknow and Kanpur, UP to set up another international stadium in Varanasi

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla, and UPCA secretary Arvind Kumar Srivastava had earlier visited Varanasi for the same.

“The Uttar Pradesh government has identified around 31 acres of land in Ganjari village in Rajatalab tehsil (of Varanasi) for the construction of the international cricket stadium. It will be the third such stadium in the state after Green Park in Kanpur and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium in Lucknow, where international matches will be played,” UPCA director Yudhvir Singh told PTI on Sunday.

He added that the stadium is likely to be completed by the end of 2024, and that the people of Kashi will be able to enjoy matches in the stadium in 2025.

“The cost of construction of the proposed cricket stadium is around Rs 300 crore,” Singh added. And about the capacity of the stadium, Singh said it will accommodate 30,000 spectators.

Divisional Commissioner of Varanasi, Kaushal Raj Sharma said that it is possible that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may lay the foundations of the stadium in June this year. He also talked about the availability of hotel facilities in the city for international cricket matches. He said there is one five-star hotel in Varanasi and soon more will be coming up.

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