| In a bid to mark its presence on the world’s | | | | Delhi is also trying to get rid of some of its most |
| sporting stage, India bid and won the right to host | | | | perennial problems. It is increasing it power |
| the common wealth games in 2010. This will be | | | | generation capacity to deal with chronic power |
| the largest sporting event hosted by Delhi till date, | | | | shortages, and widening roads, constructing |
| and has therefore become something of a | | | | flyovers and bridges to end jams on its arterial |
| prestige issue for the government. | | | | roads. |
| The 2010 Commonwealth Games is also marked | | | | There have been some concerns in the media |
| by the fact that it will be the costliest | | | | that the preparations for the games would not be |
| Commonwealth Games ever with an estimated | | | | completed in time, but in 2008 visiting |
| budget of 1.6billion dollars. The Delhi government is, | | | | Commonwealth Games Federation chief |
| predictably, working hard to complete all the | | | | expressed his satisfaction with the progress in the |
| preparations before the games begin. | | | | preparations. |
| To improve travel and transportation facility | | | | The Commonwealth Games are expected to give |
| before the Commonwealth Games 2010 the | | | | a boost to India’s tourism industry, but many |
| government has modernized its airport and is | | | | complain that the benefits do not justify the huge |
| currently in the process of modernizing the | | | | expenditure. |
| railways station. It has also upgraded it bus | | | | Some are also apprehensive about the security |
| terminal and introduced new and better buses. | | | | challenge that organizing an event on such a huge |
| It has made the Metro rail project corporation | | | | scale would entail especially for a terror attack |
| work overtime so that it is completed before | | | | prone country like India. |
| time. In recent months the pressure to complete | | | | The population of the city is already large at |
| before the Commonwealth Games 2010 has | | | | around 15 million, the additional influx of tourists |
| resulted in several disasters on the Metro site | | | | during the Commonwealth Games is expected to |
| also. | | | | put a stain on the already strained infrastructure |
| The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to | | | | of the city. |
| begin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, but a huge | | | | The apex committee for the conduct of the |
| village called the Commonwealth Games Village is | | | | Commonwealth Games would be headed by |
| coming up on the banks of the river Yamuna. The | | | | India’s sport’s minister, while the |
| games village will house not only the games | | | | organizing committee would be headed by the |
| stadium but the quarters for the athletes too. | | | | Indian Olympics President Suresh Kalmadi. |
| While preparing for the Commonwealth Games, | | | | |