BKOI-KCDC-BG JV of Kathmandu is constructing a parapit with a capacity of 10,000 seats in the cricket stadium.
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The first decision taken by the cabinet meeting of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's government was to make parapits where spectators can sit, floodlights for night games, etc. within 300 days.
Although the work has not been completed as per the schedule, the work of converting the ground into a cricket stadium is currently underway. If the work had been done according to the agreement, all the work would have been completed on May 24th and an orderly structure would have been made to play the game even at night. However, after the work was not completed on time, Prime Minister Oli asked the construction company for an explanation. After that two months extension. But the work was not done. As per the contract, the construction company has to pay a fine of around 2 lakhs per day due to not being able to work on time. That's why the company is moving forward with the work.
BKOI-KCDC-BG JV of Kathmandu is constructing a parapit with a capacity of 10,000 seats in the cricket stadium. According to the company, more than 90 percent of the stadium reconstruction contract has been completed.
3,000 seats will be installed on the east side and 7,000 seats on the west side in the parapit with a capacity of 10,000 seats. Now only the work of placing some seats and railings is left. Bharat Giri, project director of BKOI-KCDC-BG JV claims that the remaining work will be completed within 10 days. Since
, the work of Lalitpur's Vision-Eishwari Joint Venture, which has been entrusted with the installation of floodlights, is at a slow pace. The company says that due to the delay in the arrival of light materials from Europe, the work of installing floodlights has slowed down. Saurabh Shah, representative of Vision-Eishwari Joint Venture, says that although the progress of the work is 60 percent now, after the light comes, the connection work will be faster and the progress details will also increase. Floodlights will be installed on six poles. "For this, goods are coming from Europe," Sah said, "70 lights should be installed on one pole. Based on that, 420 lights will be installed on all the poles. After the goods arrive, it does not take much time to install them.'
According to Sah, the change in design, along with the rains, the first proposed floodlight did not get approval, so the new process has been delayed. This is also new for Nepal. After the lights are connected, 90 percent of the work will be completed and only the technical part remains," he said.
Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) has been organizing cricket tournaments on this ground by taking a lease with Tribhuvan University. During the Nepal Premier League (NPL), this stadium is attended by thousands of cricket lovers. After the scene of spectators climbing trees to watch cricket in a risky manner went viral, there was a demand for a well-organized stadium with parapit here. If the stadium is built within the extended period, the audience will be able to enjoy cricket in the second edition of NPL.
