FIFA team inspects Salt Lake Stadium

A team from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the international governing body of football recently visited Salt Lake stadium which happens to be one of the venues for the 2020 U-17 women’s World Cup for an inspection. The team also inspected the surrounding areas of the stadium. Following which it suggested a few infrastructure changes and also asked for the removal of encroachers from the footpaths. The FIFA team had eight members who were officials of the local organising committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. A member of the team said, “This stadium has already hosted a FIFA U-17 World Cup, so the core infrastructure is in place. We want to ensure that we provide the best possible facilities and environment for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020”. Apart from the surrounding areas, the team also inspected the access routes to the stadium and the gates. An official of the youth services and sports department said, “The FIFA rulebook spells out several measures, including keeping pavements free from encroachments for easy pedestrian movement and clearly demarcated pedestrian crossover points”. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has ensured the FIFA offcials that they will take care of the encroachers and will remove them from the walkways. The FIFA officials also asked for a few infrastructural developments outside the stadium.