Commonwealth Games - Accomodation
Presently from 52 member countries, about 4200 sports persons will be participating in 17 major types of sporting events that would include athletics, swimming, gymnastics, hockey, cycling, weightlifting and boxing. Opening and closing ceremonies of the Game Delhi will be held in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The games will start on 03 October 2010 and will be closed on 14 October 2010.The governments of India have made elaborate arrangements so that the event passes off hassle free. Infrastructure and security of the city is being reorganized. Police will be deployed at all major public places of the city like Airports, Railways Stations, Bus Terminuses and Prepaid taxi booths to help the tourists and resolve their queries and concerns. But you should also be aware of personal safety and regard.
Hospitality industry is the major focus of this Game. 2.69 million tourists will intake in the Delhi"s lap to witness the games. Present accommodation is not sufficient for the tourists are coming in Delhi.
Present hotel accommodation is insufficient to meet the accommodation demand. Therefore, Delhi Government and private agencies are jointly making additional 20,000 rooms for the tourists. Moreover, existing hotel accommodation is being upgraded to meet the international standards of comfort and hygiene. Not only Delhi even NCR is also being upgrading its accommodation according to the demand.
Commonwealth Games will increase the economic cooperation, sporting spirit and peaceful coexistence among the participating nations. Suresh Kalmadi, President of the Indian Olympic Association is heading the organizing committee of Commonwealth Games Delhi. He recently stated that Thyagaraj Stadium in Delhi will be developed as model stadium for the games. The Commonwealth have been projected as Green Games and Delhi Government has taken several steps to minimize pollution and conserve water and electricity during Commonwealth 2010.
The main attraction of the Commonwealth Games village is being developed at national highway 24 (NH24). This Village is spread over 63.5 hectares and will be completed by August 2010 at an estimated cost of USD 230 million. The satellite towns of Delhi like Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon are within 20-30 minutes drive. Several landmarks of Delhi like Akshardham Temple, Red Fort, India Gate and Humayun"s Tomb are in the vicinity of the Commonwealth Games.
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