- Title: INDIA: ATHLETICS - Judges inspect Commonwealth Games site in New Delhi
- Date: 4th January 2008
- Summary: (SPUPDATE) NEW DELHI, INDIA (JANUARY 3, 2008) (ANI) SIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES CONSTRUCTION SITE READING "INDOOR HALL" CONSTRUCTION SITE OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES FACILITY CRANES AND CEMENT MIXER CONSTRUCTION SITE OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES FACILITY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS STAND NEXT TO CEMENT MIXER SIGN READING "DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: TOW AWAY ZONE" VARIOUS OF SIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION SITE READING "INTERNATIONAL ZONE" OFFICIALS INSPECTING THE SITE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS CRANE
- Embargoed: 20th January 2008 14:06
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- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: Sport
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- Story Text: Judges visit the proposed Commonwealth Games Village site on the Yamuna riverbed following Public Interest Litigation opposing the development.
Judges visited the proposed 2010 Commonwealth Games Village site on the Yamuna riverbed in Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday (January 3).
Justices A.K. Sikhri and Rekha Sharmam, both judges of the Delhi High Court, inspected the site during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation by social activist Vinod Jain.
Jain's Public Interest Litigation is opposed to the development of projects on the riverbed and floodplain of the Yamuna because they believe they would hinder groundwater recharge and environmental regeneration.
The Delhi Development Authority has already informed the High Court that it will build a residential complex of 1,160 flats in the Games Village to accommodate athletes coming to participate in the 2010 event.
Indian conservation and environmental groups are opposed to the plans to build the village on the flood plain of the river, warning millions of people could be at risk from flooding.
The 1,370 km (850 miles) river flows from the Himalayas to India's plains, where it joins the Ganges.
By the time it passes through New Delhi it is one of the most polluted in India, clogged with silt and stinking of sewage.
Since India won the right to host the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Government has used the competition to attract business investment and tourism to the country as well as encouraging young people to participate in sport.
The Indian capital is to stage the Games at an estimated cost of 70 billion rupees ($1.7 billion).
Delhi beat the Canadian city of Hamilton in the bid to host the games. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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