The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Parsada village in Naya Raipur is gearing up to host its first Indian Premier league (IPl) match to be played on April 28 and on May 1.
Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare lata Usendi on Monday paid a visit to the stadium to inspect the various arrangements being made for the mega event.
During her visit , the Minister had a look at the pitch, sitting arrangements and the medical facilities to be made available as a standard procedure at the stadium during the conduct of the match.
Usendi also visited to the Corporate Box, Media Box and VIP Box besides the Pavilion, Referee room and the various floors at the stadium. The Minister herself tested the quality of the seats installed at the stadium by sitting on different types of seats.
It may be recalled that batting legend Sunil Gavaskar during his visit to the stadium last year was highly impressed with the facilities at the stadium.
Those who accompanied the Minister today were Principal Secretary, PWD, Sports and Youth Welfare Department R P Mandal, President, Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) Baldev Singh Bhatia and Director, Sports and Youth Welfare Directorate, Jitendra Shukla.