India v New Zealand Trivandrum T20I to be a waste-free match

Team India and the visiting New Zealand side have arrived in the southern city of India, Trivandrum for the third and final T20I of the series. The series is beautifully poised at 1-1 to set up the Trivandrum match as the decider. Greenfield International Stadium at Kariavattom in Trivandrum is all set and geared up to host its first-ever international fixture. It will become the 50th international venue in India.

While the match promises to be a big affair, the news surrounding it is making even bigger headlines. The match is expected to set benchmark for the other venues across the globe by being a waste-free match. The recent reports in NDTV suggest that the officials are taking every action possible to ensure that minimal waste is generated during the course of the game. Also, whatever waste is generated, is expected to be recyclable.

The Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Municipal Corporation and the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) have joined hands with an NGO Prakruthi in order to achieve this motto. The members of the NGO are in talks with the beverages and food vendors to ensure that the things they use during the game to serve the audiences are all eco-friendly.

From the official corner

One of the local civic authority mentioned that the match could be used as a perfect platform to demonstrate how waste can be managed and reduced at a large scale event. Meanwhile, members of Prakruthi are excited to be a part of India’s first green protocol cricket match.

“Waste is something people must be sensitised about and an event of such a large scale is the perfect platform for people to be sensitised about waste disposal and recycling,” said Anoop Roy, Project Lead of Clean City Thiruvananthapuram, an initiative of the local civic body.

“Initially we had hoped for a green protocol event, which would have made the match India’s first green protocol cricket match. Since that was not possible due to logistical challenges, we decided to make the event a waste free one,” said Divas Sadasivan, member at Prakruthi.