BMC demands Wankhede which held the 2011 WC final be turned into a quarantine facility

In a massive development, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday, has written to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to handover Wankhede stadium to convert it into a quarantine center. letter states that premises will be used for emergency staff residing in 'A' Ward of Mumbai and to quarantine asymptomatic contacts of COVID-19 positive patients. payment for use of premises will be done in due course of time. Mumbai's COVID-19 tally stands at 17512 cases with 655 deaths.

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Wankhede to be converted into quarantine center

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MCA agrees

BMC has stated that acquisition will be on a termperory basis and soes t grant any legality to structure and has warned that failure to handover stadium will result in action under IPC section 188. Wankhede stadium is Mumbai's premiere cricket stadium, most famous for hosting 2011 ICC Cricket World cup final - which resulted in India's victory. Sources state that MCA has agreed to handover stadium.

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