Team Herald
PANJIM: Bringing the issue to the notice of Director of Sports and Youth Affairs VM Prabhudesai said, “I have received an intimidation yesterday and we will look into the matter. I will have to check it with my team. We will allocate certain time for the locals who will not affect the athletes’ training.”
It was also brought to Herald’s notice that locals get their pets (dogs) for stroll on the tracks. When this was brought to the notice of DSYA head, he said, “There is something called as self responsibility. People must not walk on the track. The track is not meant for walking or jogging since people don’t wear proper footwear. The track is meant only for athletes to train”.
“People should understand the fact that overusing and wrong use of the track will only reduce the life of the track and create problems for the athletes. All these years, there were no tracks and yet people used to manage. If people want to have a walk they should walk outside the track, lamented Prabhudesai.
Surprisingly there is no man guarding the track that can restrict and prohibit the locals at certain hours while the athletes are using the facility.
“People don’t listen to security personnel, instead they abuse them. We have encountered this problem at Fatorda as well,” Prabhudesai said.
