Commonwealth Games CEO pleased with progress

Finally after so much shouts and negative news delhi gets a positive side of preparation going for CWG 2010.Yes,was the answer for the question which was frequently been asked in one or the other way that wether Venues being prepared or prepared are able to be used for Common wealth games or not.

Common wealth games federation is happy with the progress of preperations going in delhi for games.As per Common wealth games CEO Mike hooper who have shown grave concerns in his last visit “We have given out brickbats when they have been deserved on the progress of the venues, but perhaps it’s time to give out a bouquet, because we are really impressed by the amount of work that has been done in the past couple of months“.

Not to mention that games are just three months away and three crucial venues viz the main Jawaharlal Nehru stadium , the aquatic complex and the athletes village are still not ready however the organisers are pleased with the progress.

Expansion of the city’s metro network and the work on more than 20 major infrastructure are yet to finish before the game.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the R. K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, the Delhi University rugby sevens stadium and the National Stadium for hockey are all open-air venues. Several running and cycling events will be held on roads.There are speculations that outdoor public events might get affected by the weather however the orgainzers and i am sure that many delhites are keeping there fingure crossed for the upcoming major event.

Common Wealth Games 2010 – An insight

So its CWG everywhere

Even this word looks like a big devil which Is responsible for Delhi Jams, Electricity cut of , Water Scarcity, Road Diversions and of coarse Price inflation who can forget this but let see the other part  of the coin.

In this addition of my blog I would like to flash light on all the promises and efforts which Indian Government gave to get the honour of hosting Ninteenth Common Wealth games in India.

Bidding Arena

There were 2 bidders for the 2010 CWG one was Delhi (India) and the other was Hamilton Ontorio (Canada) . The polh held in November 2003 at CWG Federation in Jamica . India won bid by a margin of 46 votes and  India won second round by promising to give US$ 100,000 to each participating countries …..Believe it or not but it is true….. Successful completion of 2003 Afro-Asian Games also help India to grab the deal.

Costs

The total Budget estimated to host the CWG games is US$ 1.6 billion excluding infrastructure development in city like construction, maintainance etc (not to forget opening of Terminal 3 in IGI).And this makes the most expensive CWG ever defeating Melbourne (Australia) which was approx US$1.1 billion.

Transportation System

1. Delhi proposed a four lane, 2.2 km underground stretch from Lodhi Road to trans-Yamuna, linking the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and reducing travelling time between the Village and the Stadium by six minutes.

2. Plans were made to make inner circle and outer circle signal free , a delight for commuter who uses these roads.

3. Nine corridors were being identified as High Capacity bus systems.

4. Delhi metro had to be extended till gurgaon and Noida (which is now operational to an extent). The total distance which metro will cover was estimated of 420 KM making it one of the longest networks of in world.

5. IGI needs to modernized and Terminal 3 need to increase its travelers capacity to more than 37 million passengers in a year. A runway needs to construct which will serve for take off and landing of over 75 flights an hr and it will be 4400 meters long (Asia’s Longest Runway). IGI will be connected to the city via Delhi Gurgaon Expressway and Delhi Airport Metro Express line.

Venues

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – Athletics, lawn bowls, weightlifting

2. Dhyan Chand National Stadium – Hockey

3. Indira Gandhi Arena – Archery, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling

4. Delhi University sports complex – Rugby sevens

5. Thyagaraj Stadium – Netball

6. Siri Fort Sports Complex – Badminton, Squash

7. Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range – Shooting

8. Talkatora Stadium – Boxing

9. SPM Swimming Pool Complex – Aquatics

10. RK Khanna Tennis Complex – Tennis

11. Yamuna Sports Complex – Table tennis

The opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, lawn bowls, and weightlifting will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, which will have a capacity of 75,000 spectators after renovation for the games.

Queen’s Baton relay

The Baton will reach Delhi on 3^rd October 2010. The Baton was designed by Michael Foley. The Baton is a triangular in shape made up of Aluminum twisted in a helix shape and than coated with coloured with coloured soil s collected from all regions of India.And this is the first styling of a Queen’s Baton. A jewel encrusted box is used to keep the Queen’s message, which was laser-engraved onto a miniature 18 carat gold leaf – representative of the ancient Indian ‘patras. The Queen’s baton is ergonomically contoured for ease of use. It is 664 millimetres high, 34 millimetres wide at the base, and 86 millimetres wide at the top and weighs 1,900 grams.

Also The Queen’s baton has a number of technological features including:

1. The ability to capture images and sound

2. Global positioning system (GPS) technology so the baton’s location can be tracked

3. Embedded light emitting diodes (LEDs) which will change into the colours of a country’s flag whilst in  that country

4. A text messaging capability so that people can send messages of congratulations and encouragement to the Baton bearers throughout relay

I think thats enough for the time now . So keep visitng my blog to get more updates on the biggest ever to happen in Delhi’s history.