As the CBI conducts raids to unearth scam committed during the 34th nation games it's surprising that the organising committee formed in February 2011 is yet to be devolved and has failed in saving assets created then.
Games organising secretary SM Hashmi when contacted today for comments said, "Yes, I still enjoy the position and if the committee is not dissolved it's not my fault." Hashmi hails from Dhanbad and is under scanner of CBI in with others prominent members of organising committee.
Zubair Allam who then was joint organising secretary of the games and was looking after events held in Dhanbad when contacted said that the organising committee still exists though other committees formed during the games period have been dissolved.
The darker side of the episode is that though the committee is there the assets worth crores created during the games in Dhanbad are in ruins. Dhanbad had hosted water sports besides other events.
Then two sports hostels - one at Gogna - Maithon and another at Birsa Munda Park two Squash courts, two courts for Sepektekra were constructed besides several boats for water sports events were purchased. An electronic scoreboard was installed near Gogna Hostel for photo judgement of water sports.
Sources said that all sports items worth several crores kept at Gouna hostel either have been stolen or have been set ablaze by scamsters.
The hostel here is in dilapidated condition and similar is the condition of the second hostel at district HQ, which is being used as a warehouse for storing ballot boxes.
Similarly, one of the Squash courts built at cost of around Rs one crore on land provided by district board now is in ruins as fixtures have been stolen. Soon after games it was sealed by the district board terming it as an encroachment and still remains sealed. On the other hand, one built at ISM campus is in better condition.
The Sepektekra court has been converted into a badminton court.
Allam said , over the decade no attempt was taken to save these facilities for sports persons.
