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Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the "deplorable" condition of the Railway Hockey Stadium in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Scindia has requested Vaishnaw to make necessary renovations, and to ensure that the astroturf at the stadium is maintained.
He added that the changing room and the wash room need renovation. He has also requested Vaishnaw to examine and initiate necessary steps in the matter.
Ashwini Vaishnaw responded to Scindia on Twitter and said that renovation started recently and will be completed in the next few months.
The report also points out that renovation work was being undertaken by the Railways for the third time in 35 years at the stadium. The stadium was inaugurated by Madhavrao Scindia in the late 1980s and Jyotiraditya Scindia had inaugurated the newly-laid astroturf at the same stadium.