ipl to enhance security spendings

After a meeting with the students of the Columbia Business School that is doing a case study on the IPL, Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner of the Twenty20 league, touched upon the significant aspect of the 45-day competition involving 59 matches, namely the clearance from the State governments and a structured security policy that would be put in place with the help of the local governments and Commissioner of Police of each city that would be hosting the matches.

“As of now, 90 per cent of the revised schedule has been approved by the State governments. Three governments have given in writing, confirming the dates. Rajasthan was the first to do so on Saturday. Maharashtra, too, has done it. “We are expecting the other five states to write back to us in a day or so. One State wanted one date to be changed and we did it by replacing that match with another in another city.

In principle, we have clearances from all the States. The Home Ministry has been kept abreast of the developments directly by the State governments,” said Modi. Elaborating the process of revising the schedule, Modi said that the document was first sent to the stakeholders which included the State governments. Based on recent incidents, all security measures have been stepped up, and Nicholls & Steyn will closely work with all State associations

“We asked them the dates on which they did not want the matches to be held in their cities and this process has been completed. Secondly, we came out with the revised schedule and this too has been completed. The new schedule was then sent to the State governments for approval.”
About the security aspect, Modi said: “It’s important for the players, officials and fans. Last year, South African company Nicholls & Steyn Associates was hired to look after player security.