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Dhyanchand National Stadium: A no-entry zone for players after MHA moves in

The building was rented out by SAI to the union ministry of home affairs for Rs 4 crore per annum to meet rising expenses for proper management of the complex

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Dyanchand statue outside major Dhaynchand National Stadium. Photo: hockeyindia.org

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Major Dhyanchand National Stadium has now become inaccessible to hockey players after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) rented the main building to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Apart from the hockey players, the national stadium is out of bounds for young sport enthusiasts as well,  who used to come to the complex under the government's 'come-and-play' scheme, according to a Times of India report.

TOI reported that players can only have access to the ground outside the main building, which proved to be extremely uncomfortable owing to no access to proper sanitation facilities and changing rooms. The players

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