Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 25: A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by Advocate Deewakar Sharma seeking direction to JKCA to immediately start the construction of International Cricket Stadium at Bajalta Jammu soon after the release of already sanctioned amount of Rs 100.00 crore.
In the PIL it has been submitted that State of J&K allotted 500 kanals of land in favour of JKCA in the year 2005 at Bajalta, Jammu and BCCI has allotted more than Rs 100 crore in favour of JKCA for the construction of International Cricket Stadium at Bajalta, Jammu.
It the PIL it has been submitted that eleven years have been passed in handing over of above said land and in allotment of Rs 100 crore for construction of International Cricket Stadium at Bajalta, Jammu but till date not even a single penny has been released in favour of JKCA due to which an inordinate delay has been caused in starting of construction work and finalization of construction work at Bajalta, Jammu, due to which the State of J&K especially Jammu has suffered huge loss in Sports Tourism as well as in other financial benefits which the State of J&K could have earned after the completion of above State International Cricket Stadium. The PIL has also sought direction to BCCI to release sanctioned/allotted amount in favour of JKCA and also seeking mandamus to respondent No 3 to start and finalize the construction work within a stipulated time frame soon after of the release of allotted funds in their favour.
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