Commonwealth Games will be incident free: Maken
September 23rd, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The government is fully geared to ensure the 2010 Commonwealth Games are free of any security related incidents and is committed to making the mega sports event a big success, Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken emphasised Wednesday.
Addressing a conference of security liason officers of Commonwealth countries and representatives of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs), Maken pointed out that several task specific and inter-ministerial committees have been constituted for this purpose.
Their progress, he added, was being reviewed at different levels to bring together all concerned agencies for speedy coordination and implementation.
“The home ministry strongly believes that besides keeping Delhi safe, as a run up to the Games, the entire country must also be safe from any acts of terror or major law and order incidents,” Maken maintained.
Police chiefs of the different states have also been sensitized to ensure a safe and secure environment.
“As far as security is concerned, there would be no dearth of resources and manpower. The latest technology and the best of our people are being put for this event,” Maken pointed out.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Commonwealth Games organizing committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Home Secretary G.K.Pillai. Seventy-six delegates from 26 participating countries also attended the conference.
Earlier this month, Pillai said there was no specific threat to the Commonwealth Games but added that it was a massive security undertaking that India was prepared to handle. He was briefing the heads of missions of 71 countries here on the capacity of the Indian security establishment to provide all types of security.
The Commonwealth Games will be a massive undertaking with the participation of 8,000 athletes from 71 countries. Another 100,000 visitors are expected to be in the city for the event in October 2010. Besides, there will be 30,000 volunteers guiding visitors to the Games. The total city infrastructure investment has been estimated at $2 billion.
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