Ba la kylla Khasi da U Bah Sumar Sing Sawian
Hadien ba ka sorkar Phareng ka la pynkynriah noh ia ka Administrative Headquarter jong ka na Sohra (Cherrapunji) sha Shillong ha ka snem 1863, katto katne na ki officer phareng ki la seng nyngkong eh ia ka Shillong Club ha ka snem 1878. Ha kata ka por ym shym la don kino kino ki madan ialeh kai kum ki madan phutbol ,hockey,kirkit ne polo da ki kulai bad kiwei. Kumta, katto katne ngut na ki riew pyrkhat ha kata ka por kiba kynthup ia u P.T.R. Gordon, u William Mcduro Sweet, u George Russel Row, u Robert Herriot Henderson, u Charles Howard Holder bad u George Loftus Garth ki la ia rai ban leh ei ei shaphang kane. Kumta ki la pynlong ka jingialang jong ki riew pawkhmat kynthup ia ki nongshongshnong, ha Shillong ha ka 12 tarik u Naiwieng, 1901 ban ia pyrkhat ban ioh jaka ialeh kai. Ki la ia mynjur lang ia ka jaka kaba ha ‘Umkhrah valley’ ne ha ka pyntha ktieh wah Umkhrah ia kaba la tip kum ka Polo Ground hadien. Khnang ban ioh thied jaka ha katei ka thain,kitei baroh hynriew ngut ki la seng bad pynlong ia ka Trust ba la ai kyrteng ,’KA SHILLONG RECREATION GROUND TRUST’ bad la register ia ka Trust Deed ha ka District Registry ha Shillong ha ka 22 tarik u Iaiong, 1905. Da ka jingiasynniang pisa ka jong ki, ki la thied bad long trai ia ki lai tylli ki jaka na ki trai khyndew, kiba ia snoh lang bad pynlong kawei ka jaka kaba long ka Polo Ground mynta kaba kynthup ia ki madan ialeh kai baroh naduh ka surok bah Polo haduh ba kut jong ka J.N. Stadium.
Ban ioh pynlong madan ialehkai ia ki pynthor ktieh, ka kam kaba nyngkong eh ba ka Trust ka la leh ha kata ka por ka long ban pynkynriah lynti noh ia ka wah Umkhrah sha kawei ka liang jong ka khyndew ba kan tuid noh narud ki pynthor kba. Ia kane ka kam la ai trei ha u Mulla Buksh uba la trei dep bha ia ka. Hadien bala pyndap khyndew bad pynmadan ia ka nala barim jong ka wah, la ioh ia ki madan ba la tip mynta kum ka 2nd bad ka 3rd ground. Ha kata ka jingtih ia ka khyndew, kawei ka jaka ba marjan ka la kylla pung noh bad la ju khot ia ka ‘ka Nan u Bok’ ha kita ki por.
Ha kaba sdang, ha ka snem 1907, ka SHILLONG RECREATION GROUND TRUST (SRGT) ka la thung da ka ‘General Sports Committee’ (GSC) ban pynlong ia ki jingialehkai bapher bapher, kum ki jingiamareh, ki jingkilan met, ka phutbol, ka hockey bad kiwei de. Nalor ka GSC, ka Trust la don ruh sa ka Shillong Polo Club kaba pyniaid ia ka jingialehkai Polo ha kaba ki nongialeh kai ki ju iawan poi na jan bad na jngai ruh. Nangta ka don ruh sa ka jingiamareh race da ki kulai ba ka Trust ka la aiti ha ki ‘Sai Kulai’ (stewards) ban pyniaid, ba la tip hadien kum ‘ka Shillong Gymkhana Races’. Kane ka la duh noh naduh ka snem 1968, hadien ba ka jingiasiat ‘Teem’ ka la wan sha khmat.
Kumba ka long mynta ruh, ka SRGT ka aiti ha ki seng bapher bapher ban pyniaid ne organise ia ki jingialehkai ha ki madan ialehkai ki jongka ha Polo Ground bad kiba kham kongsan na ki ki long kumne harum:
Ka Shillong Sports Association (SSA): Ka jingiadei bad ka Shillong Sports Association ka la don naduh ka snem 1916 ha kaba ka General Sports Committee jong ka Trust, da ka jingmynjur jong ka Trust hi, la ai jingbit ia ka SSA ban pyndonkam ia ka madan ba la tip mynta kum ka 1st Ground na ka bynta ki jingialeh kai phutbol bad kiwei. Ha ka snem 1976 ynda ka Trust ka la pynkut noh ia ka jingtrei kam jong ka General Sports Commitee ka jong ka, ka la sngew dei ban pdiang ia ka jingtyrwa jong ka SSA ban ai wai ‘lease’ noh ia ka madan 1st Ground ha ka SSA. Kumta da ka Lease Agreement ba la ia soi da baroh arliang, Ka SRGT ka la ai wai lease noh ia ka 1st Ground ha ka SSA 30 (laiphew) snem na duh ka snem 1976. Hadien ba kata ka Lease Agreement ka la kut noh la bteng biang sada ka wei pat ka Lease Agreement kaba thymmai kaba 30 snem naduh ka snem 2012. Kumta kumba ka long mynta, ka ka SRGT kum ka trai khyndew ka la ai wai ‘lease’ noh ia ka 1st Ground ha ka SSA haduh ka snem 2042. Ka SRGT ka la shah sngewbha ruh ia ka SSA ban tei ia ka Stadium bad ia ki dukan ha ka nalor ka jingai khyndew shuh ban pynbiang ia ki gallery jong ka Stadium.
Ka State Sports Council, Meghalaya (SSCM): Ha ka juh ka rukom,haba ka State Government Meghalaya ka la pynpaw ia ka jingdonkam khyndew na ka bynta ka State Sports Council, Meghalaya ha ka snem 1979 ban shna stadium bad kiwei ki jingdonkam jong ka Council, ka SRGT ka la mynjur ban ai wai ‘lease’ noh haduh 28.75 Acres na ka khyndew ka jong ka, ha Polo Ground sha ka SSCM. Ia ka Lease Agreement kaba 30 (laiphew) la soi ha ka 16 tarik Iaiong, 1979. Katba ka SSCM ka la dep leh shibun kiei kiei ha ka tei ka jaka na ka bynta ka jingpyniaid shaphrang ia ki jingialehkai sports, kam shym la pyndep pat ban ia thaw ia ka Lease Agreement ba thymmai haduh mynta wat hadien ba ka Lease kaba rim ka la kut noh na duh ka snem 2009, kata la jin 11 snem mynta!
Ka Meghalaya Football Association (MFA): ha ka snem 2010, ka SRGT ka la ai wai ‘lease’ sa ia kawei pat ka madan sha ka Meghalaya Football Association, Shillong ban shna ia ka madan phutbol ‘artificial turf’ kaba nyngkong ha ka State. Ia kane ka Lease Agreement kaba 30 (laiphew) snem la ia soi ha ka 10 tarik Naitung, 2010. Ka long kaba sngewtynnat ban ioh-i ba kane ka madan ka la dep bha bad ka jingialeh (practice) football ha ka ka long kaba shitrhem bha.
Nalor kitei ki jaka ba la ai wai ha ki seng ialeh kai,dangdon sa kiwei pat ki bynta ba ka Trust ka hap ban peit ban khmih hi. Ka 2nd Ground ka long kawei na ki.Ia kane ka madan la ju pyndonkam ha ki bun ki rukom jingialehkai bad kiwei kiwei de ki jingdonkam paitbah. Ia kane ka madan la mang na ka bynta ki khynnah samla kiba wan na ki longing kiba kham duk, ki bymlah ban siew ban ia lehkai ha ki stadium bad ki madan ba marjan; na ka bynta ki khynnah skul kiba wan na shibun ki skul bad ki dong bapher bapher; na ka bynta kito kiba ialeh kai Rong-biria siat khnam Khasi; bad na ka bynta kiwei kiwei ki jingdonkam paitbah katba ka Trust ka sngewbit.
Ka Parking Lot ka long ka wei ka jaka ba ka Trust ka la thaw hi da ka loan. Da ki spah ki kali ki ia wan ban ieng mynsngi bad bun ruh kali kiba ieng-miet ba ki trai ki wan buh ban kham kylluid ki dong ki kun. Ka la iarap shibun eh ban pynbiang ia ka jingieng kali ha ki por ba long ki kynja jingialang paitbah.
Ka Trust mynta ka dangpyrshang ban buh ia ka Park bad ia ki jaka shong kai ha rud ka wah bad ki jaka ba dang lait ha jan ka 1st Ground na ka bynta ki khynnah bad ki ba ha iing ha sem bad ia ‘ka cafe’ ruh na ka bynta ka jingdon kam jong ki. Ban kham pynitynnat bad pyni-phuh i-phieng kin don ruh ki jingthung ia ki dieng ki siej bad ki syntiew ki skud ha ki jaka ba i donkam.
Ha ka liang ka jingiarap iabeh, ka Trust ka ai jingiarap ia ka jingialeh kai phutbol 3rd Division ba la ju pynlong ha ka 2nd Ground man la ka snem. Kumjuh ruh ka Trust ka ai jingiarap lem man ka snem ia ka Polo Ground Higher Secondary School jong ka shnong Pynthorumkhrah ia kaba la shna ha ka jaka ba la ai da ka Trust; bad kiwei kiwei de jingiarap kiba ka Trust ka sngew dei ban iarap ,na ka por sha ka por.
Ia ki Trustees jong ka SRGT la jied bad thung kat kum ka Trust Deed, da Ka jingmynjur lang jong ki Trustees ba rim (sitting Trustees). La ju don ki Trustees kiba la bat ia ki kam bad kyrdan ba khraw ha ka ri kum u (late) Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed uba la long hadien u President ka Ri India,u (late) Shri Maham Sing, u (late) Shri S.D.D. Nichols Roy bad ki wei. Ki Trustees kiba mynta ki kynthup ia u Mr. J.M. Pariat, u Mr. Wallamphang Roy, u Mr. G.P. Wahlang IAS (Retd), u Mr. D. M. Pariat bad u D.C. Shillong kum u Ex-officio trustee.
Kum ka rynsan ba la seng ha ka nongrim jong ka jingpynbit pynbiang ia ka kmen ka sngewbha paitbah (public recreation), ka Trust ka shim ia ka jingkit khlieh ban nangiaid shaphrang ha ki jingthmu ba ki jingpyrshang ki jong ka ha ki sngi bad ki por kiban dang wan ter ter.
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