Kashmir School's Modern Football Field Promises Hope For Young Players
NDTV
Srinagar's Woodlands House School says the AstroTurf football field is open to all, not just their students
After dusk, a school in Srinagar comes alive with dance and music as students celebrate the first AstroTurf for budding footballers in the school. In a city which has almost no night life, the ground is equipped for night matches as well.
Woodlands House School says the field is open to all, not just their students.
"Any and everyone across the valley is free to come and use this facility. We have a website where anyone can book their slot even 10 minutes before they decide to play," said Vishal Singh of Woodland School.
Vishal Singh and his brother Fareed Singh came up with the idea to create the first such facility in a school in Srinagar. Education and sports have been the worst-hit during three decades of conflict in Kashmir valley. Fareed Singh said they want to make sports fun so that more and more budding footballers come to play on the synthetic turf.
