VIJAYAWADA,
May 30: The BCCI has written
to the Union Ministries of Power and Environment to "guide" it in
developing green stadia as part of its new 'Go Green' initiative, its new
chairman Anurag Thakur said today.
"We have earmarked Rs 100 crore for our 'Go Green' initiative, wherein
existing cricket stadia across the country are being converted into green
stadia. We have already written to the Central ministers of Power and
Environment to guide us in this regard," Thakur said in a brief
interaction with the media.
He was speaking after inaugurating two new cricket grounds developed by the
Andhra Cricket Association and the Krishna District Cricket Association at
Mulapadu village, 25-km from.
"We are putting up solar panels in all stadiums for power generation. We
will have rain water harvesting structures in place. We will use sewerage
water, treat it and reuse it for the grounds. We will also use LED bulbs to
bring in energy efficiency. We will also do an energy audit to make the green
stadia," Thakur elaborated.
He said some state cricket associations like Maharashtra and Karnataka have
done well in solar and other environment issues, water treatment or rain water
harvesting.
"We have asked those associations also to guide us," he added.
Asked if some state cricket associations were not living up to expectations,
the BCCI chief observed, "See, all fingers are not equal, but everyone has
a role to play. Every unit is important to us. A few may have lagged
behind...many have done extremely well, many have lived up to the expectations.
But then, even in a family, everyone is not equal if you look at the
performance."
"So, I personally feel many learn from others. Andhra Cricket Association
has set a benchmark. Others can learn from them and do well. We need to set
standards and high standards," Thakur remarked
-PTI
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