With just 382 days left for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010, said on Wednesday that all the projects for the event would be completed by December 31.
Games authorities have come under severe criticism for repeatedly extending the completion date of projects. The parliament was informed in July that not even 60% of the construction work had been completed.
“The government is backing us to the hilt. The sports minister, the Delhi chief minister and my colleagues are working hard as a team to deliver a great game. I would like to assure the people of this country that all games projects will be completed on time and it will be a memorable Commonwealth Games,” Kalmadi said.
The Organising Committee Commonwealth Games, 2010, got a shock earlier this month when chief of Commonwealth Games Federation Michael Fennell wrote to prime minister Manmohan Singh seeking an appointment to discuss the slow progress of projects. Fennell said in his letter that the games would be a partial failure.
Kalmadi said Fennell had earlier this month expressed satisfaction about the progress of work. “We are working for long hours and at a great pace to complete all the projects. We have technical experts who helped host Afro-Asian Games, badminton world champions and several national games,” Kalmadi said.
“We had also hired foreign consultants so that we do not slip up or make a mistake. I think we have 30-40 of them. So, all of us are working together to stage one of the most successful games,” he said.
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