Tribune News Service

Solan, August 11

Major Dhyan Chand’s statue in Kasauli cantonment is facing neglect. It seems that the authorities did not have time to fix the damaged hockey stick, which has a white tape around it.Though the structure, named after him in 2015, catches the fancy of visitors, the white tape looks like a blot.An inscription bearing a brief history about this three-time Olympic gold medal winner has also been placed below the statue.“It is appalling to note that the authorities have no time to repair the hockey stick. Rather they have chosen to undo the damage,” said Raman Aggarwal, a tourist. He said this was an insult to the iconic player who had brought laurels to the nation through his legendary game.Junior engineer, cantonment board, Satish Kumar, said it would be rectified soon as it had not been brought to their notice, adding that the statue was installed to give respect to the hockey player who was also an Army Major.The cantonment board has undertaken a slew of measures to beautify the town by installing plaques of about 12 Param Vir Chakra awardees from Major Dhyan Chand Chowk till the Sunset Point on the upper Mall.