Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said IPL fixtures will stay in Bengaluru, dismissing relocation talk that included reports of Pune as a fallback.
- The Public Works Department has notified the KSCA to file a detailed, NABL‑certified assessment, and a full structural fitness test is required before approvals.
- Officials outlined upgrades for safe operations, including holding areas, wider entry and exit gates, queue control, fire‑safety compliance, triage space, CCTV and real‑time crowd monitoring.
- The push for safeguards follows a June 4 crowd crush that killed 11 and injured dozens, after which a judicial commission faulted the stadium’s design and some matches, including women’s fixtures, were shifted to Navi Mumbai.
- Shivakumar said the state will pursue a larger alternative stadium, while a Bengaluru advocate has petitioned the chief minister to block IPL games at Chinnaswamy on public‑safety grounds.