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The insights – Intro: The Commonwealth Games Scam - Tuesday, 03.08.2010
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
There is total mess and the arguments against India hosting the games by likes of Mani Shankar Aiyar notwithstanding, questions and doubts are being now raised whether the money has been well spent. The latest to jump in the controversy is the office of Chief Vigilance Commissioner. The CVC has alleged huge financial irregularities and poor quality of construction works in most games projects. The CVC is reported to have probed 16 CWG projects. Its report points out to use of sub-standard material, rigging of bids, sanctioning of projects which were not needed, favoritism in selection of contractors and private bidders being allowed to tamper with figures post-auction. The projects under the CVC scanner includes some of the major games projects including an elevated road from the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. This project has been reportedly handed over to CBI for investigation.
The reports and the charges of scam apart, the fact remains that with just about 2 months to go for the games, every work now appears to be far behind the schedule and the country is running the risk of faltering at the execution stage. With barely weeks to go, the national capital is choking with uncleared debris, unfinished stadia, and other related infrastructure. Then
The insights – Intro: The Commonwealth Games Scam - Tuesday, 03.08.2010
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
There is total mess and the arguments against India hosting the games by likes of Mani Shankar Aiyar notwithstanding, questions and doubts are being now raised whether the money has been well spent. The latest to jump in the controversy is the office of Chief Vigilance Commissioner. The CVC has alleged huge financial irregularities and poor quality of construction works in most games projects. The CVC is reported to have probed 16 CWG projects. Its report points out to use of sub-standard material, rigging of bids, sanctioning of projects which were not needed, favoritism in selection of contractors and private bidders being allowed to tamper with figures post-auction. The projects under the CVC scanner includes some of the major games projects including an elevated road from the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. This project has been reportedly handed over to CBI for investigation.
The reports and the charges of scam apart, the fact remains that with just about 2 months to go for the games, every work now appears to be far behind the schedule and the country is running the risk of faltering at the execution stage. With barely weeks to go, the national capital is choking with uncleared debris, unfinished stadia, and other related infrastructure. Then