Hyderabad, Nov 2 Alienation (PTI): In a novel way to promote sports culture in the city and put its vast sports infrastructure to optimum use, the Hyderabad civic body has a mobile app through which educational institutions and individuals can book sports facilities in advance. “A user-friendly Application is prepared, whereby any school can book sports facilities of GHMC online for the benefit of their students on a nominal cost basis.
The emphasis is on using the sports facility for the benefit of students rather than to generate income out of the facility,” a Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) official said. The GHMC has 12 sports complexes, seven swimming pools, 521 playgrounds, and numerous other facilities. Though many school managements are not opposed to encouraging sporting activities among their children, the real concern is the unavailability of open spaces in the city, the official said.
Additionally, many fitness-conscious citizens are keen on sports or physical activity. He said that the shortage of playgrounds and lung spaces in urban areas is a serious cause for concern and a prime constraint in promoting sports and physical activity among citizens. The official said this gave rise to “some out-of-box thinking” by GHMC regarding using its sports infrastructure.
According to the new policy, general citizens, including IT employees and business people, can use the facilities at staggered times. The official said that educational institutions can book the sports facilities on weekdays, and government schools can avail of the facilities free of cost every Friday. He added that on weekends, the sports grounds, especially indoor stadiums, would be given to individuals or organizations on a nominal pay-and-play basis. PTI SJR RS GK KHS KHS
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