Peshawar: Rs 8 Million Hockey Turf Cleaning Equipment Allowed to Rust in Inconsideration

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The state-of-the-art Rs. 8 million hockey turf cleaning machine purchased by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate remains dusting and dirty in this scenario of extreme lack of administrative oversight. Costly equipment for maintaining pristine conditions of hockey turfs has been exposed to dust, grime, and waterlogging without any proper cleaning and protective measures.

This is a sad but telling episode of negligence and lack of proper management in the sports sector. The machine, purchased in 2020 when former DG Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Asfandyar Khattak, was at the helm, was first used for hockey turf maintenance at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium, Peshawar during the provincial hockey league. Later on, it was given on temporary lease to the Pakistan Air Force to use it for their own turf maintenance purposes.

 

However, when it came back, the machine was unceremoniously abandoned in an open area and parked beside other ordinary vehicles. It was not provided with protective covering to withstand the adverse weather conditions, dust, and potential damage. Such a blatant disregard for a valuable public asset has raised the concern of stakeholders and enthusiasts in sports.

They fear that continued negligence may make the machine useless, thereby wasting a sizeable amount of public funds. The situation has stirred the Provincial Sports Minister and the current DG Sports into making demands for immediate action from the government. The stakeholders demand that the machine be cleaned promptly, maintained in a proper manner, and adequately covered to prevent further deterioration.

This is an eye-opener for the fact that the sports sector critically needs to have more accountability and transparency. The public funds are to be used efficiently to ensure development and sustainability of sports infrastructure in the province.

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