Gurugram, April 2 -- Despite Haryana government's push to upgrade sports infrastructure, a hockey nursery in Gurugram Village, Sector 6, is in a dire state, lacking basic facilities and posing safety risks to students training there. Located inside the government senior secondary boys' school in Gurugram Village, the ground has not undergone repairs for at least two years, according to players. A spot inspection by HT on Monday found that fencing around the ground was largely broken, with snapped wires leaving the premises exposed to intrusions. Students said no authority was taking responsibility, with the school and sports department blaming each other. Seema Saini, the principal, said upkeep falls under the sports department. "It is a government ground inside the premises of our school. The government should take its responsibility. It is not in our hands," she said. Meanwhile, district sports officer of Gurugram, Aarti Kohli, said maintenance does not fall under the sports department. "We only conduct inspections and can issue notices to the nurseries for repair work if anything is found to be faulty during the survey. We have asked the school to repair the ground, but the expenses have to be borne by them," Kohli told HT. Rajesh Saini, a coach at the ground, said the district sports office was earlier in charge but, around three years ago, wrote to the school handing over control. He said the principal declined to take charge without an order from the education department. "The ground is stuck between the sports department and the school, and the children are suffering because of this confusion," said Saini, a retired police officer. On expenses, Saini said he funds maintenance from his own pocket, with support from senior hockey players and donations from villagers. He also claimed that stipends provided by the DSO for the coach and 20 players have been pending for around six months. Saini further claimed that the DSO had not inspected the ground in two years. HT could not independently verify the claims. Fifteen-year-old Yogender Saini, a student training at the ground for six years, said infrastructure has deteriorated. Goalposts are rusted with torn nets, while concrete slabs covering drainage channels are broken, increasing injury risks. "Around three to four months ago, a student got seriously injured when one of the broken fences fell on him, making a deep cut on his left leg," he claimed. Priyanshu Rajput, 16, who has been training for four years, said the synthetic grass mats are torn in multiple places. "It is very difficult to play in such conditions. Despite complaints, there is no work done on the development of the ground," he said, adding both motors used to pump and spray water on the artificial turf have been non-functional for a long time. The issue extends beyond the village nursery. At Nehru Stadium, "One of the motors supplying water to the hockey ground was non-functional for nearly a week before being repaired on Friday, while the artificial turf remains torn," said Ashok Kumar, a hockey coach. HT had earlier reported that several buildings in the Nehru Stadium complex, declared unsafe by the Public Works Department (PWD), are yet to be demolished. She added that tenders have been floated for building changing rooms and washrooms. The development comes even as Haryana doubled its sports infrastructure budget from Rs.590 crore to Rs.989 crore in 2024-25....