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and hoardings, in addition to cleaning and city<br />
beautification projects.<br />
Meghalaya Police (MP) in coordination with<br />
CAPF deployed 3000 security personnel in<br />
Shillong during the Games. Meghalaya Urban<br />
Development Authority (MUDA) provided 50<br />
buses in Shillong for the movement of athletes,<br />
technical officials (TO), media etc.<br />
Organising Committee – 12 th South Asian Games<br />
(OC-SAG)<br />
The OC-SAG was the apex committee for the<br />
management and organisation of the Games. The<br />
OC-SAG was set-up on 29th June, 2015 under<br />
the Chairmanship of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal,<br />
Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge)<br />
for Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India<br />
and Shri N. Ramachandran, President IOA,<br />
Shri Ajit Singh, Sports Minister, Government of<br />
Assam and Shri Zenith Sangma, Sports Minister,<br />
Government of Meghalaya as the Co-Chairmen,<br />
Shri Jarnail Singh, CEO, OC-CWG as the Secretary<br />
General and Shri Rajeev Mehta, Secretary General<br />
IOA as the Co-convener of the OC-SAG. The<br />
GTCC constituted by the IOA, which constituted<br />
of senior officials of the IOA and overlooked<br />
the completed Technical Conduct of the Games.<br />
Shri Injeti Srinivas, Director General – Sports<br />
Authority of India (SAI) was the CEO (Guwahati)<br />
and Shri R. K. Sharma was the CEO (Shillong) for<br />
the Games.<br />
The appointment of experienced and senior<br />
administrators such as Shri Tara Datt, Additional<br />
Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha as the<br />
COO, Shri R. T. Jindal, Additional Chief Secretary,<br />
Government of Assam as the Prinicipal Adviser,<br />
Shri Avinash Joshi, Joint Secretary, GoI as Joint<br />
CEO, Shri Ajay Tewari, Commissioner and<br />
Secretary (Sports), Government of Assam as Joint<br />
CEO Guwahati and Shri Freddy Kharkongar,<br />
Commissioner and Secretary (Sports),<br />
Government of Meghalaya as Joint CEO Shillong<br />
enabled the OC to plan its activities in a methodical<br />
and comprehensive manner. These experienced<br />
administrators were ably supported by Shri R.<br />
K. Sacheti, Joint DG – OC-CWG, Delhi who with<br />
his technical know-how about the conduct of<br />
major events in the country worked as Special<br />
Adviser for the Games with additional charge of<br />
coordination & accreditation of functional areas.<br />
The senior management was provided much<br />
needed support in the areas of Venue operations<br />
and Development as well as Security by Lt. Gen.<br />
(Retd.) Rajiv Bhalla who served the Games as<br />
Adviser.<br />
12 th SOUTH ASIAN GAMES | POST GAMES REPORT 155
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