Commonwealth Games

Delhi ready for 2010 Commonwealth Games ?

A parliamentary committee has wondered whether the infrastructure of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi would be completed in time. It urged that work on this should be taken up at the earliest.

Most of the major works relating to the Games are yet to begin. Parliament’s Standing Committee for the human resource development ministry has expressed its apprehension about timely completion of various stadiums, games village and other facilities.

The observations came in its report on the sports ministry’s demands for grants for 2007-2008 tabled in the Lok Sabha.

The committee recommended starting all civil and other works at the earliest to be completed positively by the end of 2009. This is to keeping in mind that our sportspersons should familiarise themselves with the facilities/equipment/grounds much in advance.

The committee was concerned that no allocations had been made for the training Indian sportspersons for the Commonwealth Games while funds have been projected/allocated for every other activity such as construction of games village, stadia, roads, transport etc.