KARACHI: Before the thunder of spectators at the National Bank Stadium, pounding hammers, iron grinding machines and bluing engines are found at the famous location.
It is being renovated for the next ICC Champions Trophy. And seeing that renovation began by the end of October last year, the list of planned upgrades is quite long.
This includes a wall of hospitality of new players and officials at University End. A completely four floor building. Improving broadcast coverage is to install 350, 350 LED lights on a great light pole. Two digital screens on both sides of the earth have also been promised to install 5,000 new chairs to enhance the comfort of spectators.
The new wall of hospitality was in its final stages on Monday. But setting only new frames on light poles with the lamps that are still installed so far, you raise the question of whether the PCB will hand over the stadium to the ICC on January 31 as promised. The installation of two giant screens was just started, with the basis for producing high columns.
It seems impossible to consider the work of renovation within the deadline, but the personnel have given the responsibility to meet them with confidence.
“Everything is under control and the stadium will be ready by the 31st,” said Bilal Chauhan, the director of the PCB. Don.
Bilal, who worked with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi as the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab during the latter, was included in the National Stadium work last year by Mohammed.
Bilal said, “When the chairman shared his wishes with us, our first reaction was that it was impossible to complete the task within the stipulated time.” “But how did he impress us with the full backing that we can do it.”
About 600 600 workers are working under Bilal during the day, while half of them work at night. Bilal claimed that none of these workers have gone home since the renovation work began.
“This has been the same with me,” said a project manager from Lahore. “I arrive here at eight o’clock in the morning and leave at two o’clock in the night.” As you imagine I have no personal life. “
Bilal mentioned the last -minute procedures that delay and delay the tasks, but shows the limit of the challenges that bring a project with it.
The panel installed on the new building was to be released from Karachi port only on Sunday night, the installation was scheduled for the next morning.
He complained, “These are the kinds of things we are dealing with, but sometimes people are sorry to see us hitting us.”
Although it is commendable that the largest part of the “civil work”, as Bilal said, has been completed, the work left is uncertain.
Don’t go back for PCB and Mohan.
The board will either be a hero or zero to take up such a big work. For now, it is only hoped that the National Bank Stadium will search and work as “Art Condition” as it has been promised and that fans and players are part of the ICC Champions Trophy Provides an advanced experience, which begins on February 19.
A league match of the Tree Nation series-Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand can be included-on February 12 and the last two days after the opener will serve as a dress rehearsal during the Champions Trophy days.
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