Ludhiana: After producing many Olympians and sportsmen from national and international reputation, Ludhiana’s sports infrastructure requires repairs.
The city has the main sports infrastructure at the Nanak teacher stadium that accommodates facilities for various sports such as athletics, soccer, basketball, badminton, table tennis, judo, while there is a hockey stadium on campus.
The visit to the Nanak teacher stadium revealed the worn track for athletics while the main stadium also needed repairs.
It was also found that chairs, fans, lights, inside the stadium, especially at Badminton Hall, lost.
Also the wall paint is released.
The wall of the main stadium adjacent to broken football land.
The condition of the hockey stadium in Pau is no different from the problem of water leaks and bathrooms in poor condition.
“Hockey stadium is not in the right condition, even when we collect money and spend it.
The sports department, who keeps the stadium, does not have funds.
There is an outdated water motorbike that has been installed long and there is a leak in the pipe.
There are electric poles and lights, But there is no power connection.
The bathrooms are in the worst condition.
Our players were forced to cut the grass itself.
We have met the commissioner MC who has told us that tenders have been spent for renovation, but we will be happy so the construction starts, “Jagbir Singh Grewal, who has become a national level hockey player and is a caregiver with the Malwa Hockey Academy.
Grewal said, “The same thing with the Nanak teacher stadium that needs renovation.
The track was installed around 20 years ago, but has not been replaced.
It is necessary around RS 3 Lakh for this purpose .
Although sports officials district wants to make a change, he does not have the funds to do so.
“he said a lot of the Olympic Games, including the hockey team India Vice-Captain HaramaPreet Singh has been practicing in Ludhiana and townspeople Hardeep Singh is Olympian other (who played for the hockey team India 1984 Olympics).
A athlete in Ludhiana, asked not to be named, said because the trajectory was damaged, athletes were always susceptible to accidents and injuries.
He said the synthetic path has surpassed its utility and needs to be replaced without further delays.
The Department of Sports Authority recognizes that sports infrastructure needs revamp.
“The maximum age of the track is 10 years, but already exists for 20 years now and has not been formed.
The tender for a new track has been issued.
As far as the problem related to the building, the chair at the Nanak teacher stadium in question, we have made an estimate.
A few years ago, Improvements were carried out before the national event, “Ravinder Singh’s sports officer said.
“Hockey stadium also requires repair work.
So, we have prepared estimates under the mission of Smart City.
Sprinkle the system, a water system with new motorcycles etc.
will be made as part of the project.”