KSCA made the official announcement of permission on Monday after the meeting between KSCA officials, the state home minister, and the expert committee that inspected and reviewed the safety measures at the venue on March 13.

"We are pleased to inform that a meeting was held earlier today at Vidhana Soudha under the chairmanship of the Hon'ble Home Minister of Karnataka, Dr. G. Parameshwar, with the Expert Committee and representatives of KSCA, RCB and DNA. During the meeting, the Expert Committee presented its report outlining the preparedness and compliance measures undertaken at the M.

Chinnaswamy Stadium," the KSCA stated in a media release.

"Based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee and after reviewing the arrangements in detail, the Hon'ble Home Minister has formally accorded approval for the conduct of the upcoming IPL matches at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," the release added.

After the clearance RCB will play five matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, while two of their home games will be held in Raipur as announced before by the franchise.

"Based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee and after reviewing the arrangements in detail, the Hon'ble Home Minister has formally accorded approval for the conduct of the upcoming IPL matches at the iconic M.

Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," the release added.

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