WB to probe Eden snags

The West Bengal government on Monday constituted a three-member committee to probe mismanagement in the Eden Gardens during the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers Sunday night which lowered the prestige of the famed ground.
Announcing the decision, the state's Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty said the committee would look into the reasons for the disruption in power supply which had halted the match for 31 minutes as also the non-availability of adequate drinking water on the ground.
The committee would submit its report to the state government before April 29, the date for the next match at the Eden, suggesting measures to the Cricket Association of Bengal to prevent any recurrence of such lapses, Chakraborty said.
Holding the CAB officials responsible for the mismanagement, Chakraborty told newspersons, "I think such lapses occurred because of their inexperience. The CAB also failed to coordinate with the state government which could have made the arrangement foolproof." The committee would comprise an official each from the sports, PWD and police department, the minister said adding that the lapses should be rectified before April 29 or the second match in the Eden Gardens on that date would be deferred.