Minister of youth affairs and sports MS Gill said that the financial sanctions for all the stadia, estimated to cost around Rs4,100 crore, have been accorded and "work is progress at a rapid pace".
Allaying fears of delay in preparation for the Commonwealth Games 2010, government today assured Rajya Sabha that all state-of-the-art stadia and infrastructure will be completed in time and security steps taken to ensure that the mega event is incident-free.
"The stadia will be completed in time. The government is investing substantial amounts for upgradation of various stadia to be used for the games. These stadia will become state-of-the-art venues of international standard," minister of youth affairs and sports MS Gill said.
In a statement on the Calling Attention on the preparation for Commonwealth Games, he said that the financial sanctions for all the stadia, estimated to cost around Rs4,100 crore, have been accorded and "work is progress at a rapid pace".
He said work on three stadia — Dr SPM Swimming Complex, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range and the Cycling Velodrome — had a delayed start due to some design issues.
The Group of Ministers, constituted for the Games, review the progress every week, Gill said.
The minister said the Games Village was being developed near Akshardham Temple by the Delhi Development Authority on Public-Private-Partnership model and the work is being closely monitored by the ministry of urban development. "The work is well on schedule and will be completed in time", he said. Noting that the security during the games is a matter of utmost importance, Gill said the home ministry and Delhi Lt governor Tejinder Khanna are closely monitoring all arrangements for the event in which around 8,000 sportspersons from 71 nations would participate in 17 sports disciplines.
"An Empowered Security Committee headed by the home secretary regularly reviews the security schemes and arrangements for the games," he said.
A comprehensive security plan has been drawn up which would include Venue Emergency Management Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan, Transport Security Plan, Airspace Surveillance and Protection Plan, he said.
"A fully integrated Venue Surveillance Scheme is being developed along with a Secure Security Communications System," Gill said adding that government is taking all necessary steps to ensure that the games are "completely incident-free and are conducted in a safe and secure environment."
Gill said in order to improve the performance of 1,064 core athletes in the country, government for the first time has approved a Rs678 crore scheme for their comprehensive training and coaching.
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