POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation

• Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MoI&B)
Responsible for:
* MoI&B set up the centralised International Broadcast
Centre (IBC) through Prasar Bharti, the Host
Broadcaster of the Games, and set up and operated
the Main Press Centre (MPC) through its agency, Press
Information Bureau (PIB). For the first time in India,
High Definition Television transmission was used to
record sporting events.
Government of the National Capital
Territory of Delhi
GNTCD was responsible for preparing Delhi’s civic
infrastructure for the Games which was executed through
government departments, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
Specifically it was responsible for:
1. City infrastructure:
* New flyovers, bridges and underpasses
* Road widening
* Strengthening and resurfacing roads
* Street lighting
* Street-scaping
* Major roads and under bridges
* Upgradation of public toilets
* Augmentation of mass transport systems
* Provision of easy access from the Games Village to all
venues; construction of the elevated corridor over
Barapullah Nallah
* Restoration of Connaught Place
* Redevelopment of Gole Market
* Augmentation of drinking water and electricity supply
* Secure communication system for services such as
policing, etc.
2. Construction of venues: GNTCD was responsible for the
construction of one competition venue – the Thyagaraj
Stadium for Netball – and two training venues. NDMC
was responsible for constructing one competition venue
(Talkatora Boxing Stadium) .
3. Medical and health arrangements for Delhi 2010 in the
form of a fully equipped polyclinic at the Games Village
and basic medical attention centres at the venues. Three
hospitals, that is, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohia Hospital, and All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre)
had been designated as definitive care hospitals for the
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi where special
arrangements were made. In addition, services of the
Sports Injury Centre at the Safdarjung Hospital were
appropriately utilised.
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POST GAMES REPORT DELHI 2010