The Pakistan Cricket Board has allocated 12.8 billion rupees for the renovation of stadiums in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi ahead of next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, informed PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. (More Sports News)
In a briefing given at the Board of Governors meeting in Faisalabad, Naqvi assured that the three🎃 venues would be re🔯ady in time to host the marquee event.
Giving details of the fund distribution, Naqvi said 7.7 billion rupees out of 12.8 billion are being s👍pent on the upgradation of the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
The allocated budget for Gaddafi stadium involves 1,100 million rupees for the construction ౠof a steel-structured pavilion, 3,471 million rupees for a concrete of𒀰fice building, 1,250 million rupees for the steel structure of the enclosure, 189 million rupees for a moat, and 330 million rupees for the replacement of two LED digital screens.
The board is also replacing floodlights with 480 LED lights at Gaddafi Stadium at a cost 523 million rupees, while 375 million rupees have been allocated for the installation of seats, and 93 million rupees📖 for external development works.
The PCB has earmarked 3.5 billion rupees for renovating the National Stadium in Karach🙈i including the nꦿew construction.
This includes 1,500 million rupees🧸 for the steel structure of the pavilion building, 580 million rupees for renovating the main building and hospitality boxes, 330 million rupees for two new LED digital screens, 490🌳 million rupees for replacing floodlights with 450 LED lights, and 340 million rupees for seat installation.
The construction work at Pindi Stadium is estimated to cost 1.5 billion rupees including 393 million rupees fo♏r replacing floodlights with 350 LED lights and 400 million rupees for renovating the main building, hospitality boxes, and restrooms.
Additionally, 330 million rupees have been allocated for replacing two LED digital screens, and 272 million rupees wi⛎ll be spent on new 💮seating installations.
