Karnataka cabinet okays international cricket stadium with 'world-class facilities' in Anekal
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday granted in-principle approval for the construction of an international cricket stadium and sports complex in Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district. The project is estimated to cost Rs 2,350 crore.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said that the stadium will be built on 75 acres at Suryanagar Fourth Stage Extension, Indlavadi village. “We have directed the department to prepare a Detailed Project Report and viability study,” Deccan Herald quoted Patil as saying.
Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan said that the new stadium will have a seating capacity of 80,000 and feature amenities for 24 indoor and outdoor sports. It will also include a 3,000-seat auditorium. “With these world-class facilities, it will become one of the largest sports complexes in the country,” he added.
Meanwhile, a Housing Department document noted that Bengaluru’s existing M. Chinnaswamy Stadium holds only 38,000 spectators, while smaller cities already boast larger stadiums.
International cricket has not returned to Chinnaswamy Stadium since June, when a stampede following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title win resulted in 11 deaths. The Justice John Michael Cunha Commission, which investigated the stampede, had recommended shifting events to “better-suited” venues.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
