MUMBAI: The BCCI and United Nations announced on Sunday a new partnership under which cricket in India will get more environmental friendly.
BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and Erik Solheim, executive director of UN Environment, signed a letter of intent at the BCCI headquarters here Sunday.
“The partnership aims to spread greater awareness about key environmental challenges facing the country, and highlight alternate and more sustainable solutions. The BCCI will endeavor to reduce its environmental impact by greening operations and engaging cricketers and fans in green initiatives,” a statement released by the board reads.
“We will help make cricket green and sensitize spectators towards minimizing waste generation during matches,” Choudhary said.
The IPL already featured instances of eco-friendly initiatives such as showing a film with messages from captains of various franchises was created that highlighted hazards of plastic pollution.
At the Holkar Stadium in Indore, a Green Protocol based on the concept of 3Rs to reduce, reuse and recycle was carried out. While at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, the Karnataka State Cricket Association replaced plastic cups and bottles with greener alternatives for over 32,000 fans.
This partnership is expected to phase out single-use plastic across stadiums in the country.
“A plastic audit is being undertaken there to assess the types and volumes of single-use plastic generated and chart a course to implement waste management system,” the statement further reads.
