NEW DELHI: Rs 1,034 crore. That’s the amount of money that the DDA is spending on the Commonwealth Games 2010. Enough, you would think to ensure that the preparations go off without a hitch.
Yet smooth sailing has been markedly absent in the run-up to the Games for the land agency. Controversies have dogged the DDA, right from the legacy of the Commonwealth Games Village — originally thought of as a hostel for Delhi University but ultimately ending up as a high-end residential destination — to the shocking delay in construction of the flats meant for tourists and the Games technical staff.
Most projects started late — in 2008. While Siri Fort got held up almost immediately with the local RWA going to court over cutting of trees and the heavy construction near a heritage site — the Siri Fort wall — the Village was delayed due to a payment spat between the developer, Emaar MGF, and the local contractor, Ahluwalia Contracts. Yamuna Sports Complex has been consistently missing deadlines , mostly due to the complexity of the design of this table tennis stadium.
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