According to Saurabh Shaha, a representative of Bishan-Ishwari Joint Venture in Lalitpur, which is responsible for installing the floodlights, preparations are underway to operate the floodlights using two 750 kV generators.
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The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the schedule of the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Sunday, with 23 out of a total of 32 matches to be played under floodlights.
The work of installing floodlights is also progressing rapidly. However, even after the installation, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is not equipped with a power line as per its capacity, so the company is preparing to use generators to light floodlights at NPL this time.
According to Saurabh Shaha, a representative of Bishan-Ishwari Joint Venture of Lalitpur, which has taken charge of installing floodlights, preparations are underway to operate the floodlights from two generators of 750 kV.
‘A pole has 70 lights. One of them is 1600 watts. We have installed 6 floodlights. A total of 420 lights are installed on all poles,’ Shaha said, ‘During the games, these lights will be operated only from generators. When all the lights are on, 6 megahertz of electricity is consumed. This is the amount of electricity consumed in a small town. The NEA’s direct line is also not here. There may also be problems with regular lights. That is why this time we will run floodlights from generators throughout the game.’
The construction company will also have to purchase two generators under the agreement. Nepal Electricity Authority spokesperson Rajan Dhakal says that they have not received any information about this. ‘We have not received any information about this. If we do, we can facilitate,’ said Dhakal, ‘In special cases, we have deployed a team and provided services.’
The work of installing lights on five poles in the stadium is being completed by Thursday. Floodlights are being installed on six poles placed on the field. Shah said that after installing lights on one of the remaining poles, testing work will be done on all the poles. This season’s NPL starts from November 1. ‘The company has also brought in workers from India for the work of lighting, and four workers have been deployed on one pole. The plan is to complete all the work by Thursday evening if possible, or by Friday,’ said Shah. ‘After installing the lights, another important task remains to be done to aim (adjust the focus of the lights) on all the poles. The work of installing the lights, panel installation, earthing and cables is also underway.’
The company says that the work has slowed down due to the delay in the arrival of lighting materials from Europe. He claims that the work of installing floodlights in the cricket stadium is the first, but the design has changed, and the first proposed floodlight did not get approval due to the rain, so the new process has been delayed.
The construction of the parapet in the stadium has been completed. Kathmandu’s BKOI-KCDC-BG JV is completing the work as per the stadium reconstruction agreement and is in the final billing process. According to BG JV’s project director Bharat Giri, the construction of the RCC parapet with a capacity of 10,000 seats has been completed.
Accordingly, 3,000 seats have been installed on the east side and 7,000 seats on the west side. The company had done the work of installing chairs, a compound for installing steel railings, a place for installing generators and a track for a road in the compound area. According to the agreement, the company will have to look into any problems with the chairs for five years.
If both these companies had worked as per the agreement, all the work should have been completed by Baisakh 24. As per the agreement, the then government had also imposed a fine of around 2 lakh rupees per day on the construction company for not completing the work on time. According to the CAN schedule, the game schedule has been published so that one game ends in the evening every day.
