Oval Maidan (Mumbai)

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The Oval Maidan is a large Grade I recreational ground situated just south of Churchgate. It is so named because of its oval shape and the most popular sports being played here are cricket and football. Till 1997, the ground was owned and run by the state government and was very poorly maintained. Finally in 1997 a public charitable trust set up by the residents of the area, namely the OCRA (Oval-Cooperage Residents Association) was formed which petitioned the Maharashtra government to maintain the Oval maidan. The Maharashtra government did not respond to the petition, leading the group to take it to the Bombay High Court. The Court ruled in their favour, forcing the government to either maintain the maidan or hand it over to OCRA. The ground was subsequently handed over to the ORCA. The ORCA then went about fencing the ground and building a jogging course around the periphery. The vast expanses of land of the Oval Maidan, Azad Maidan, Cooperage Ground and Cross Maidan until the early 20th century formed the area known as Esplanade..
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Maidan
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Coordinates:   18°55'46"N   72°49'43"E

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