The intense heat has made pitch preparation problematic, and some drastic solutions were found in the summer of 1976
It was around this time in the long, hot summer of 1976 that things were getting really desperate for the nation’s greenkeepers and groundsmen. It remains the hottest, driest summer on record, though one that this year is threatening to outdo, and it forced those in search of water to keep their well-tended turf alive to get creative.
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Written by Simon Burnton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/29/groundsmen-look-heavens-nature-keeps-out-sewer under the title “Groundsmen look to heavens hoping nature saves them from the sewer | Simon Burnton”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
