GALLE, April 23: Cricket officials here have confirmed that the Galle International Stadium will be rebuilt after it was destroyed by tsunami. The affirmation ended fears that one of the world’s most picturesque sports venues would be lost forever, mainly because of safety concerns in the event of another natural disaster.

“We are definitely going to be rebuilding the stadium now and are now just waiting for the government’s approval,” Jayanda Warnaweera said on Friday.

“There are still a lot of homeless people living here in tents and schools and it’s not fair to start reconstruction now,” he added. In the aftermath of the Dec 26 disaster, officials claimed that the venue’s future was in doubt because the safety of players and spectators could not be guaranteed. —Reuters