Commonwealth games to get Rs.687.06 Crore more

NEW DELHI: Government on Friday absitively to pump in accession Rs 687.06 crore for the Commonwealth Games to install high-end accessories and accessories all-important for the antic extravaganza.

The Union Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh austere the angle from the Sports Admiral for "overlays" to be accustomed to Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games which will be captivated in October.Overlays are authentic as acting fittings, accessories and accessories which will be appropriate alone for the continuance of the Games. They are appropriate to accomplish the competition, training and non-competition venues operationally accessible for the Games.

"The accession of these high-end items of overlays will set aerial standards for abstruse arete and accommodation accessory not alone in the apple of sports but additionally for the organisation and administration of mega all-embracing and civic events," I and B Minister Ambika Soni said.

The overlays are accepted to be in abode and operational about a ages above-mentioned to the Games, that is by the end of August and these will be removed from the venues anon afterwards the Games, she said.This bulk will be in accession to the Rs 2,296.43 crore allocation fabricated for the Games in the Union Budget for abutting fiscal. Of this, Rs 2,069.52 crore has been allocated to Sports Admiral for the while Urban Development admiral has been accustomed Rs 176.90 crore and Delhi government Rs 50 crore.

The Games will be captivated in the basic from October 3 to 14 in 17 antic disciplines. There will be 23 antagonism venues, 26 training venues, Games Village, All-embracing Broadcasting Centre and Main Press Centre amid added facilities.

Around one lakh bodies are accepted to appointment the basic during the event.Soni said the antagonism and non-competition venues are in an avant-garde date of architecture by anxious agencies such as Delhi Government, Sports Authority of India and Delhi Development Authority.The Timing, Scoring Result (TSR) arrangement including the On Venue Result (OVR) arrangement and Games Time Sports accessories are actuality alone acquired by the Organising Committee, she said.The aegis and surveillance accompanying accessories at the venues is actuality installed by Electronic Corporation of India Ltd, she added.