PRAYAGRAJ, March 15 -- Despite being home to sporting legends like cricketer Mohammad Kaif and badminton star Abhin Shyam Gupta, the recently implemented Master Plan-2031 for Prayagraj makes no provision for enhancing the district's sporting infrastructure.

Under the Master Plan, all development projects within the jurisdiction of the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) will be executed until 2031. While efforts have been made to cater to various sections of society-such as expanding commercial area routes from 29 to 43 and increasing the PDA's limits from 309 sq km to 398 sq km-no plans have been included for constructing new indoor or outdoor stadiums.

Currently, Prayagraj has only two major sporting venues: Madan Mohan Malviya Stad...