Once upon a time, there was a sports field

After a proposal by the sports minister MS Gill for the formation of the National Playing Fields Association, the dismal plight of the vanishing playing fields in the city vicinity still continues. The open spaces have been eaten into by structures like the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) and other commercial structures. Many other open spaces like the Delhi Gate and Mori Gate grounds have met the same fate. Not only in the national capital, open spaces in other cities are also deteriorating at the same pace. Children have an acute dearth of playing space that not only hampers the mental and physical development, but also the growth of sports in general. The ample greens of past have become wedding venues of today. In the times of Commonwealth Games 2010, wherein the whole world will witness the sports infrastructure and atmosphere of Delhi, the condition of sports in general for children still waits for a major facelift.