New Delhi, March 16 -- The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Monday received the final approval from the state government to hold IPL matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of the upcoming season.

This ended months of uncertainty, following the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium on 4 June that killed 11 people and injured more than 50 people.

KSCA officials, the Home Minister and an Expert Committee held a meeting in Bengaluru on Monday, and the announcement was made official shortly after that. The Expert Committee had inspected the safety measures and the infrastructural development on 13 March.

"We are pleased to inform that a meeting was held earlier today at Vidhana Soudha under the chairmanship of the Hon'ble Home Mi...