Uppal Stadium gulps gallons when Hyd is drying

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal, Hyderabad will be hosting seven matches in the ongoing IPL season. However due to the acute water crisis in the city, the stadium management is struggling to keep the stadium lush green and soft underfoot. According to the authorities, it takes 2 lakh litres of water every month to keep it so..

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To maintain the greenness of the field for IPL matches, it takes about one lakh litres for three days of maintenance, according to a former HCA official. It will require an enormous amount of water in the Summer season to keep the stadium suitable for matches. The stadium currently has two big underground tanks, with their full capacity totalling about two lakh litres.

The stadium is taking about 40 water tankers of 5,000 litres each. We already know Bombay high court had ordered to shift the matches scheduled in Maharashtra as the state is reeling under acute drought conditions.