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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