if people do not have enough open spaces for their children to play the government is to blame it sells open spaces to real estate developersand not always at market rates the builders in turn make neat profits on every square foot they sell i feel the government should formulate the rule that any area with 100 flats should have an open space for children to play also every school in the city should have an open space for a sports complex for both indoor and outdoor sportsn mahadevan sports activities are dependent on parents and childrens attitudes children these days are so hooked on gadgets that they spend hours on end on cellphones virtual games and laptops to wean them away from these housing societies should optimize space to create recreation facilities for children including athletics cycling carom table tennis and badmintonajit nair children think of recreation merely in terms of computer or cellphone games if at all they think beyond this it is cricket so with whatever intent open spaces are reserved they will eventually be taken over by cricket after all the game requires just a plank and a rubber ball on the other hand hockey for example requires a special ball and sticksnot an affordable proposition for all ramesh n hasgekar