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Delhi’s Commonwealth Games in race against time
NEW DELHI: Indian officials are confident the country will successfully host next year’s Commonwealth Games despite growing fears about preparations for the event falling well behind schedule.
The Commonwealth Games Federation has warned the event, due to be held October 3-14, 2010, could collapse due to lack of preparation.
Federation president Michael Fennell, in a letter to the local organising committee, said that the current situation and delays in preparing for the Games poses a “serious risk” to the event.
He has sought an appointment with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to brief him about “lack of preparations”. 


The Commonwealth Games is the biggest multi-sport event to be staged in India since the Asian games in 1982.


Organising committee leader Suresh Kalmadi expressed confidence that “we will have a great Commonwealth Gamesâ€. 


“You should all have no doubt that the venues will be ready on time, all the infrastructures will be ready on the dates promised,” said Kalmadi. 


A government report has said work on 14 of the 19 sports venues, that are to be built for the Games, is running late.
So are nine transport projects meant to improve the city’s infrastructure. 


New Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said everyone had the right to criticize, “but this is a matter of pride for the country, and we will be ready in timeâ€. 

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