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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mumbai, April 9 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Under pressure from various quarters to shift Indian Premier League (IPL) matches out of Maharashtra, a top Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official virtually asked the state government to choose between water or money here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said shifting IPL matches out of the state could result in a loss of Rs.1 billion to the state exchequer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Maharashtra will get Rs.100 crore from the IPL. If the matches are shifted out it will be a loss,&quot; Thakur informed mediapersons here, adding that the figures are based on a BCCI study done last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was replying to questions posed over a statement by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday that he did not care if the IPL moves out of Maharashtra as water for the people was of utmost priority.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;We don&#39;t care if the IPL is shifted from Maharashtra this year. No potable (drinking) water will be provided for IPL,&quot; Fadnavis had asserted on Friday, even as criticism mounted over the huge quantity of water wasted for maintaining cricket pitches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adopting a conciliatory tone, Thakur suggested that the income accrued from the IPL could be diverted to tackle drought and help thirsty people in the affected districts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the BCCI could also consider adopting drought-hit villages, as earlier suggested by another BCCI official Rajiv Shukla, and assured that the board would not use potable water for pitch maintenance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year, the BCCI plans to hold around 20 IPL matches in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, all cities on the verge of water shortage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, the Bombay High Court had suggested shifting IPL matches out of Maharashtra in view of the severe water crisis afflicting many parts of the state.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While it permitted the inaugural IPL match on Saturday in Mumbai, for the remaining matches the court posted a PIL hearing on April 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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