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Yamuna Expressway may become operational for tourists before Commonwealth

Submitted by Amit Jain on Mon, 08/03/2010 - 09:32

The six-lane Yamuna Expressway (erstwhile Taj expressway) is all set to get ready for commuting before the Commonwealth Games. The project, scheduled for completion by April 2013, is being speeded up on orders of CM Mayawati who wants CWG visitors to get a fast ride to Agra, which will cut Delhi-Agra travel time by an hour and ease congestion on the Mathura Road route.

Commonwealth Games: Progress report - Support systems and logistics

Submitted by Amit Jain on Fri, 19/02/2010 - 11:38

With Commonwealth Games now just a little over seven months away, all fingers remain crossed on whether Capital is well prepared to host the mega event by completing all the required infrastructure development and the supporting facilities before the deadline.

Infrastructure in Capital getting a major facelift on eve of Commonwealth Games 2010

Submitted by Amit Jain on Tue, 16/02/2010 - 20:41

As the countdown to Commonwealth Games 2010 has already started and the games are just 228 days away, it is time to take an account of how well the Capital is prepared for the D-day.

DIAL offsets Rs 1472 crore of project cost by lease of land

Submitted by Amit Jain on Sat, 13/02/2010 - 08:44

International Airport Pvt. Ltd (DIAL), the private operator of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, has successfully raised Rs 1,472 crore from the sale of 45 acres of land to developers. This is well above the Rs 912 crore it had expected to raise from the sale last year.

Commonwealth practice grounds and venues finally on way to commissioning

Submitted by Amit Jain on Sat, 30/01/2010 - 22:46
After a lot of doubts and delays, work for the completion of venues is finally on track in the run up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Hotels around modernised airport likely to miss Commonwealth Games target

Submitted by Amit Jain on Thu, 10/12/2009 - 18:35
A host of hotels in Capital to be built on land allocated to airport developer DIAL are likely to start functioning only in 2011, well after the curtains to Commonwealth Games 2010.

Wedding rush chokes the infrastructure of Delhi

Submitted by Amit Jain on Sun, 29/11/2009 - 09:15
As close to 40000 weddings were scheduled for Friday evening, a majority of roads in capital got choked with cars and other vehicles in late evening, reminding the government that even the recently taken initiatives for improving the infrastructure may not be sufficient to handle the rush at the time of Commonwealth Games 2010.

Revenue targets from Commonwealth Games are too optimistic

Submitted by Amit Jain on Thu, 29/10/2009 - 13:31
The CAG report warns that Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee has set revenue targets that are well beyond their reach from mega event.

CII to rate food joints before Commowealth and upgrade their standards

Submitted by Amit Jain on Tue, 20/10/2009 - 00:03
Standards of food joints in Capital lack on all major fronts as Delhi government seeks to take help from CII to provide proper training to ensure the same prior to the mega event of 2010.

British company bags rights to broadcast Commowealth Games feeds

Submitted by Amit Jain on Sun, 18/10/2009 - 00:58
The Prasar Bharati has finalized UK-based Satellite Information Service Live (SIS) as its official broadcaster for the next October’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Delhiites can learn from China to make Commonwealth Games a success

Submitted by rajat on Wed, 30/09/2009 - 02:33
India’s immediate neighbour China faced the same challenges while preparing for the 2008 Olympics. China and India are considered as almost similar in terms of the population size and face the similar challenges that of a developing economy. Both are moving towards becoming the World’s Economic Powers from their earlier status of Asian Economic Giants. Here are some of the common problems that China faced that Delhi is facing right now and some ways through which it won these challenges:

CGF still not sure of Delhi's capability to organize Commonwealth Games

Submitted by Amit Jain on Mon, 14/09/2009 - 23:41
After an adverse report from CAG, CGF President has also raised his doubts on successful staging of the mega event as many projects are lagging behind schedule.

Security to be tightened during 2010 Commonwealth Games

Submitted by Amit Jain on Thu, 10/09/2009 - 23:56
As terrorism in Indian sub-continent has risen substantially, the government has ressured all the participating nations of tight three tier security arrangements during the mega event in 2010.

Traffic woes precede the games on roads with construction activities

Submitted by Amit Jain on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 23:50

Traffic movments will become much easier in capital just before the Commowealth Games on signal free traffic intersections. But citizens from Delhi will have to bear with some more pain till construction work on these busy roads completes.

Getting Rid of Beggars? Where will they Go?

Submitted by Reena Daruwalla on Wed, 29/07/2009 - 09:02
One of the points on the ‘Get Delhi Ship Shape for the Commonwealth Games’ agenda is to get rid of the beggars from the city’s streets.

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