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| Delhi making progress in fixing problems, Games on: Hooper | | | agencies
New Delhi, Sept 23: Delhi authorities have made progress in fixing problems in the Commonwealth Games village and the event is expected to go ahead, the chief executive of the Games federation Mike Hooper said on Thursday.
"There has been progress and there is more to do," Mike Hooper said in a telephone interview, adding that there had been a "significant additional resource deployment."
"We`re concentrating on fixing the problems. My attitude is that the Games are on. We are working at the highest levels of government," said the number two from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
A different source in the CGF also said that the mood was much better among country delegations following a meeting in the morning between officials and the Delhi government.
"The teams have been buoyed by the action they`ve seen. There has certainly been action over the last few days."
Many teams have delayed sending their athletes to Delhi because of problems in the unfinished athletes` village, which was described as "seriously compromised" and "filthy" by the CGF on Tuesday.
The BBC posted photographs on its website, leaked by an unnamed member of a national delegation, that showed the conditions that so shocked officials who recently arrived at the showpiece facility.
One showed a filthy leaking toilet, another a stained and dirty shower and a third a bed with muddy dog paw prints over it.
Others said to have been taken this week showed bathroom sinks full of dust and stained with an unidentifiable reddy-brown liquid, cracked pavements, shattered glass on a balcony, water-logging, stray wiring and rubble.
The October 3-14 event, meant to be a showcase of India`s emerging power, has been beset by claims of corruption, shoddy workmanship of venues and delays as well as security fears. |
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