Not only the high-quality resource is dwindling in Unnao -- about 25km from Kanpur - the quality of the available soil has also suffered considerable degradation.
The soil with more than 50 percent of clay particles is suitable for preparing a cricket pitch. The Green Park stadium hosts about 150 matches on nine pitches in a season and that requires renovation in the off-season.
According to UPCA pitch curator Shiv Kumar, the soil requirement in each season is 1200 cubic feet.
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