Meghalaya’s woeful facilities

SHILLONG: The State Sports Council of Meghalaya – an autonomous body that creates and maintains sports infrastructure –  had constructed 179 different sports facilities in the state, but the Comptroller and Auditor General rued the fact that many are woefully maintained in his report for the year 2011-12.
For example, there were a total of 43 indoor sports halls (ISH) in the state by 2012, but many were in appalling condition.
Of the 39 facilities inspected by the auditors, one-third were found to be in a dilapidated state.
The SSCM only maintains seven of the completed projects, with the rest handed over to clubs, schools, dorbar shnong, etc and the CAG describes this practice as “not entirely satisfactory”.
In some cases the SSCM could not provide information as to who the various facilities had been handed over to.
The table below details some of the auditors’ findings.
Facility                          Const              Cost                             Findings
Sohryngkham ISH               2005               Rs 48.88 lakh                    Used to store timber
Amlarem ISH                         2001               Rs 29.57 lakh                     Animal faeces covering the floor
Mairang ISH                           2001               Rs 29.57 lakh                     Flooded due to leaking roof
Rangalsora ISH                     1995                Rs 19.56 lakh                     Grass growing on the floor
Ranikor swimming pool    1995                Rs 10.82 lakh                     No water
Kynshi ISH                             1998                Rs 19.98 lakh                      Wooden floor decayed
Williamnagar ISH                1997                Rs 62.20 lakh                     Ceiling dilapidated, electricity cut off