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The peak council of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has actually authorized a proposition for the advancement of an international-level cricket arena in Noida with a capability to host 35,000 viewers, authorities stated on Tuesday. The arena is proposed to be established in Sector 150 by Lotus Greens Constructions in its approaching Sports City near the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The UPCA notified the real-estate designer of the approval of the proposition vide a letter dated March 25.
“Along with the letter, a list of standard requirements and centers has actually been shown the designer which are obligatory for any arena to be suggested by the UPCA for nationwide or global occasions,” UPCA president Ankit Chatterjee informed PTI over phone. He stated UP has 2 practical arenas – one each in Kanpur and Lucknow – that can host worldwide level cricket matches while another 2 – one in Varanasi and one in Ghaziabad – remain in the pipeline.
“If this one in Noida is established according to requirements and standards of ICC and BCCI, it will be the 5th worldwide level cricket arena in the state,” Chatterjee stated. A representative of Lotus Greens Sports City validated that they have actually gotten approval from the UPCA to establish the arena in Sector 150.
“We have actually sent a modified design strategy with the regional authority and as soon as that is authorized, the job will begin and be finished within 3 years,” the representative stated.
He included that for the sports incorporated area, Lotus Group has actually trapped numerous kept in mind market gamers like Tata, Godrej, Birla, Hero group, Prestige, Eldeco and so on to establish state-of-art sports centers like a 9-hole golf course on a 38-acre land, tennis court etc.
“We remain in the procedure of choosing the gamer to establish the global cricket arena likewise,” the authorities stated.