U-17 FIFA World Cup: After uproar, Kochi offers free water to football fans

U-17 FIFA World Cup: After uproar, Kochi offers free water to football fans

Oct 09, 2017, 08:36 IST
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With complaints surfacing of fleecing by traders who supply drinking water and food items at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, the venue of the U-17 FIFA World Cup, authorities have stepped in and announced that from now on, the Kerala government will provide free drinking water. On Sunday, state government official Mohammed Hanish, who is the nodal officer of the event, said drinking water will be available for free at 40 places in the stadium.

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The first two matches were held on Saturday and all the 29,000 tickets were sold out. However, numerous complaints emerged about a bottle of water costing Rs 19 being sold more than doubles it price, at Rs 40. Reports claimed that food items were also overpriced. Kochi is the venue of Group D matches that involve Brazil, Spain, Niger and North Korea. With all the tickets sold out, some people were even seen engaging in black marketing of tickets and were taken into custody.

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