varanasi a cursory look of a passerby may not reveal anything amiss but enter the premises and the pathetic state of affairs is very much visible we are talking of football hostel of regional sports complex situated in sigra area the hostel is meant to accommodate the sports talents selected in a national camp for sports season this year however when the team toi visited the premises on sunday it found basic facilities missing the living room and kitchen area were in a mess most of the window panes were broken the stink from the toilets and bathrooms located close to the living room was unbearable the wash basin in the kitchen was choked and leftovers were scattered on the groundaccording to regional sports officer vijay kumar the scarcity of funds is to be blamed for poor maintenance we are making efforts to give the building a better look through whitewash etc if adequate funds were arranged we could have upgraded the infrastructure and other facilitiesthis year over 242 sports players from football hockey athletics etc have been selected for staying on the hostel premises students prefer waterproof bags