Kolkata : The weeks before the third season of the Hero Indian Super League gets underway, an environmentalist’s campaign has sparked a dispute over matches scheduled to be held in Kolkata.
Today, a five-men division bench has been formed to investigate the issue. Professor A.K Sanyal, the honourable Chairman of the Biodiversity of West Bengal will be leading the bench.
The team will inspect the conditions in the next 7 days and will submit their report to the tribunal in the next 10 days.
The first match in the city is scheduled to be on the 2nd October, when Atletico de Kolkata, or ATK will take on Chennaiyin FC at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.
Environmentalist Subhas Dutta has moved the National Green Tribunal alleging that the matches to be held at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium could disturb the nearby “eco-sensitive zone” which includes a large lake, home to diverse flora and fauna and protected under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems.
ATK is scheduled to play at least seven home games at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.
Now the fate on ATK’s probable home ground will be, on the hands of the honourable Secretary of the Environmental Department.