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Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games


The Commonwealth games is one of the most prestigious Sporting events; giving the former British colonies an unique opportunity to have a friendly battle. It can be termed as a battle of games. Held after a gap of four years, the last commonwealth game was held in 2006 at Melbourne. The 19th Commonwealth Games is scheduled to be held in 2010 at Delhi. The Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games are on a very grand scale. As this is the first time that India is getting the opportunity to host such an event.
The event is scheduled to be held in the month of October. The Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games are on schedule. The Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna has declared that a Dubai based company is handling the construction of the Games Village. The 2010 Commonwealth Games preparation is being monitored regularly.
The Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi includes the construction of a road. This road would connect the Games Village and the venue of the Games. The proposed road would run close to the site for Humayun's tomb. This has evoked a protest from the Delhi Urban arts commission. As the proposed road may harm the heritage site. The authorities are in the process of working out the details. Another protest concerning the pollution that would be caused due to the the Games Village has been brought to light. The proximity of the Games Village to the Yamuna river would pollute its waters. But the center of Science and Environment has solved the problem by giving the contract of cleaning the waters to Delhi Jal board.

The budget for the Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games has been estimated to be around Rs 37.50 billion. Questions regarding the expenditure has been answered by economist. The latter have said that the year 2010 will boost the economy of India tremendously. Economy from tourism and industries would more than bring back the investment for the games.
The choice of New Delhi as a prospective site for the 2010 Commonwealth games was taken in Jamaica. The Government of India is very in keen in bringing the Commonwealth games to India. The Preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games includes the simplification of visa procedure. Equipments for the various events of the game includes the export and import of the same. The technicalities of export and import has been relaxed somewhat by the administration. This is part of the planning for 2010 Commonwealth Games. Eminent Government officials have given their full approval for hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Some of these political influentials are Vikram Verma and Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi has been host to important sports events in the past these include the 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games. The efforts and arrangements afforded by India during the two events were commendable. The venue for the event is Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
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