| The upcoming Commonwealth Games in India | | | | venues for holding the 17 disciplines of the |
| present a good opportunity for Indians to show their | | | | Commonwealth Games have come up great as |
| ability of managing big events. It is true that it is not | | | | authorities like MCD and NDMC have given their best |
| the biggest World sport event but it offers a good | | | | for it. |
| launch pad for staking a claim for bigger events like | | | | Very good preparations have been made to live up |
| Olympics. This event is going to be a big gala show | | | | to the very hospitable country image of India. The |
| as the most expensive infrastructure has been | | | | athletes will be provided free accommodation, free |
| developed to stage it. The initial allotted fund for this | | | | trip to the Taj Mahal, health and first aid facilities, |
| event was 15000 crore from the Planning Commission | | | | magnificent Games Village, transportation, security, |
| of India. Additionally Rs 1600 crore were allotted for | | | | entertainment backed by the finance discussed |
| management of day to day activities. This figure was | | | | above. 71 countries are going to participate in this |
| expected to be Rs. 200 crore at first but gradually | | | | mega-event and their athletes and participants will |
| rose to 1600 and is now expected to reach 2000 | | | | converge in Delhi this October. Delhi, being the capital |
| crore. | | | | of India gives world class services and many |
| So far so good, but the real deal is how well the | | | | advantages not available in other cities of India. The |
| infrastructure has been developed and is the | | | | participants can get a chance to explore this |
| progress on satisfactory. The authorities who are | | | | historically rich and technologically up dated city if |
| devoting their time and money into it are Delhi | | | | they feel like travelling around. |
| Development Authority, Sports Authority of India, | | | | This mega sports gives India a chance to show itself |
| Government of NCT of Delhi and University of Delhi. | | | | in all her aspects. Not only is it a chance to show that |
| They were determined to develop the venues for | | | | the country is a sports loving hospitable country but |
| staging the games so that they can hold their own | | | | also that the professionals and engineers that we |
| with the world-class sports complexes of the world | | | | possess are at par if not better than anywhere in |
| and they seem to have achieved that. The 12 | | | | the world. |