The State Government has skipped providing a written reply to starred questions put up by Congress member Paresh Bagbahara on the amount spent by it for conducting IPl matches at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium and the source of funds for holding the same in the Chhattisgarh Assembly.
Bagbahra’s question number 225 in the list of starred questions asked – 1. What is the total cost of construction for Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium 2. What is the total amount spent for conduct of the IPl matches in 2013 at Shaeed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium and thirdly under what heads the State government had spent the amount for holding of the IPl matches and what total amount of money was received and from which sourcesIJ
In a written reply to Bagbahara, PWD Minister Brijmohan Agrawal stated that the total cost of constructing the stadium at Parseda was Rs 118.71 crore. The money spent on maintenance of the stadium and other year-wise expenses are as follows — 2010-11 (Rs 20,82,320), 2011-12 (Rs 42,13,058), 2012-13 (Rs 1,27,06,924) and 2013-14 (Rs 11,09,871) totalling Rs 2,01,12,173, he replied.
The reply on the last two queries on the amount spent by it for conducting IPl matches at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium and the source of funds for conducting the matches was mentioned as ‘null’ in the booklet containing the list of questions and their answers.
Meanwhile, to a query by Bholaram Sahu regarding any permissions given for cutting how many trees during the Vikas Yatra in Rajnandgaon district by the State Forest Department, Forest Minister Vikram Usendi in a written reply stated that no trees were cut in the Khairagarh Forest Circle in Rajnandgaon district during the Vikas Yatra.
He said that only certain branches of trees were cut which produced obstruction for the vehicles on the route of the Vikas Yatra. The branches were too thin to be stored for sale, he informed.