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[caption id="attachment_22548" align="alignnone" width="832"] Expert panel approves night matches at Rabindra Sarovar Stadium | XtraTime[/caption] Kolkata: Atletico De Kolkata may just have passed the environmental hurdle standing in their way of playing Indian Super League (ISL) matches at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, with the five-member expert panel formed by the National Green Tribunal all but giving the green signal.  Assigned to inspect the ISL football venue Rabindra Sarovar Stadium following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that pleaded that night matches should not be organised without proper environmental monitoring, the five-member team led by A.K. Sanyal submitted its report on Tuesday (September 27) for hearing in the eastern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Few of the recommendations are, all matches must finish before 10pm, No music can be played on the ground, no fire crackers can be lighted in the stadium. There is a limitation on car parking as well. Cars have to maintain a distance of 500 metres from the stadium. But nowhere in the report is it mentioned that matches cannot take place. Floodlights should be on until 10 pm in the night. The moment match is over, the lights which focus on the lake have to be turned off. The verdict of the case will be announced on Wednesday.