Sports Reporter
GUWAHATI: Keeping in mind the forthcoming T20I between India and South Africa the officials of the Assam Cricket Association today met with various government agencies, departments and stakeholders. The meeting was held at the ACA premises.
The match between the two teams will be held at the ACA Stadium Barsapara on October 2.
The meeting, presided over by the secretary of the Assam Cricket Association Devajit Saikia, witnessed several top officials of different government agencies including MN Dahal, Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), GP Singh, Special DGP, Assam, Harmeet Singh, Commissioner of Police, Guwahati, Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Joint Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City, Nibedan Das Patowary, Director, Sports and Youth Welfare and the president of the Assam Cricket Association Romen Dutta.
During the meeting, GMC was entrusted with the responsibility to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in and around the ACA Stadium, Barsapara. It was also asked to ensure that there is no street vending along the routes to be used by the players, besides averting any instance of construction and parking of heavy vehicles that may hinder the movement of the players along the designated route.
The Health Department was instructed to deploy mobile health units and ambulances along the said routes, besides maintaining first-aid kits and deploying medical teams and tents during the match to take care of any contingency.
The issue of security was also discussed at great length, and it was decided to take all possible measures to offer the highest level of security to all the players right from their arrival in Guwahati till their departure.
A detailed joint inspection of the entry and exit points, and of the other facets of the ACA Stadium, Barsapara was also done by the senior officials.
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