Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparations for the upcoming visit of the Argentina national football team, set to play a friendly match in Kerala next month.

According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, the match— featuring the Lionel Messi-led squad— will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi in November. "The renovation works to upgrade the stadium to world-class standards will be completed soon," the statement added.

The CMO said intense security arrangements will be put in place for the event, and the possibility of holding a fan meet was also discussed during the meeting. The meeting decided to make adequate arrangements for parking, health facilities, clean water supply, electricity, waste management and related needs.

The chief minister suggested that various departments should coordinate their work in this regard. An IAS officer will be appointed to coordinate matters related to the match, and a committee headed by the Chief Secretary will oversee arrangements at the state level, the statement said. At the district level, the collector will coordinate preparations.

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The high-level meeting, held at the chief minister’s conference hall, was attended by Sports Minister V Abdurahiman, Industries Minister P Rajeev, LSGD Minister M B Rajesh and other senior officials, the statement added.

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