Closed sports stadium

The football ground at Jogupalya, which produced a lot of national and international players, was renovated in 2006 but remains closed. Though the BBMP has spent several lakhs for the renovation work, a lot of work is still pending.

As announced by the BBMP the works like the raising of compound walls, toilet facility, flood, light system has not been completed by the authorities.

The ground is filled with debris and other waste materials and is not in good condition for playing. Of late this ground is utilised for political and religious meetings. The ground is dug with holes for poles for the political meets.

Will the concerned authorities take suitable action for the completion of work in the ground/stadium at the earliest in the best interest of the sporting community of this area,

P Mohanraj
Jogupalya, Ulsoor

Urgent help needed

Angelica Fernandes, a nine-year-old child, has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy since birth. She has been admitted at least 30-40 times at Manipal Hospital and also a few private nursing homes, each time cost coming to Rs 25,000 or more. It was also found that her food passage had shifted. She could not take food through mouth.

She was brought to the Narayana Hrudayalaya where she was diagnosed to have bleeding ulcers in her food pipe. She was later diagnosed to have fungal infection in the stomach. Her hemoglobin content became low. She was also diagnosed to have bronchial pneumonia and air bubbles in the lungs. She was kept on the ventilator and oxygen in the ICU.

In nine years, her father has put all his earnings for his child. However this time due to the long period of stay in the hospital, the total expenses would be beyond his reach. It costs approximately Rs15,000 per day. Kindly send financial help for her parents.

Call Johny Anthony Fernandes on 9844036576 for details.

Heart ailment

Financial help is needed for nine-year-old Prescilla, vide hospital ID no 182793, Narayana Hrudayalaya, who is suffering from rheumatic heart disease with MR-severe. She requires open-heart surgery and the cost of the surgery is around Rs 1,17,500.