Lucknow, May 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has fast-tracked preparations for the state's fourth international cricket stadium in an effort to give push to sports infrastructure, official sources said here on Monday.
Sources said that while international matches are currently held in Kanpur and Lucknow and construction of the Varanasi stadium nears completion, work on the Gorakhpur International Cricket stadium, one of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's dream projects, has officially begun," they said.
Sources said that aligned with CM Yogi's vision, the Planning Department has prepared a detailed blueprint for the project. "The plan outlines that construction and development will be completed within 18 months on a 50-acre site at Tal ...