Despite Congress MP and chairman of the Commonwealth Games organizing committee Suresh Kalmadi's presentation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, government remains far from convinced that the planning and project implementation is rolling out on time.
Keen not to leave things to chance particularly after Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennel red flagged the lack of preparation PMO has called a review meeting next week to take a hard look at how the schedules were progressing. The review will essentially focus on infrastructure, but officials are equally concerned over software development that the OC is expected to oversee.
Sources said that the massive IT networks that needed to be put in place from information boards, cabling, central computer facilities and the sheer logistics of transport and servicing the needs thousands of officials and athletes is worrying officials. They are not at all sure that the claims that project development was on course can be taken at face value.
Even as regards the infrastructure development, it is felt that the budgets could escalate as the city rushed to put in place sports as well as road and flyover infrastructure. At present the development of physical infrastructure was not too far behind but the cost factor would go up steeply as more men and machines were put to use.
The urban development ministry's latest review reveals 67% of the Games village project where participating athletes will stay during the Games being executed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was completed as on August 31, against the target of 68%.
Other projects being implemented by DDA and Central Public Works Department (CPWD), under the ministry are behind the target by a few percentage points.
About 18% of the Games village flyover project under DDA was complete, against the target of 20% by the end of last month. DDA's Siri Fort Sports Complex project has achieved 62% completion, against targeted 66%, while the 29% of work for training venue in the complex is complete, but behind the target of 49%.
In fact, 59% work in Yamuna Sports Complex has been completed missing the target just by 7%. Here also the training venue is the worry as only 26% work is complete against the target of 46%.
The ministry officials are optimistic that DDA will be able to meet deadline for the training venue too. Both the complexes are scheduled to be completed by February next year.
According to CPWD, which is executing renovation and upgradation work for five stadia, 64% work has been completed in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremony. While in case of Indira Gandhi Stadium, 56% target has been met and ministry hopes both the stadia will be ready by March 2010.
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium which had achieved 89% completion as of now will be ready by November this year whereas Karni Singh Shooting Range with 64% completion will be ready by December this year.
SP Mukherjee Swimming Stadium, which has meet 54% target, is scheduled to be completed by January next year.
Keen not to leave things to chance particularly after Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennel red flagged the lack of preparation PMO has called a review meeting next week to take a hard look at how the schedules were progressing. The review will essentially focus on infrastructure, but officials are equally concerned over software development that the OC is expected to oversee.
Sources said that the massive IT networks that needed to be put in place from information boards, cabling, central computer facilities and the sheer logistics of transport and servicing the needs thousands of officials and athletes is worrying officials. They are not at all sure that the claims that project development was on course can be taken at face value.
Even as regards the infrastructure development, it is felt that the budgets could escalate as the city rushed to put in place sports as well as road and flyover infrastructure. At present the development of physical infrastructure was not too far behind but the cost factor would go up steeply as more men and machines were put to use.
The urban development ministry's latest review reveals 67% of the Games village project where participating athletes will stay during the Games being executed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was completed as on August 31, against the target of 68%.
Other projects being implemented by DDA and Central Public Works Department (CPWD), under the ministry are behind the target by a few percentage points.
About 18% of the Games village flyover project under DDA was complete, against the target of 20% by the end of last month. DDA's Siri Fort Sports Complex project has achieved 62% completion, against targeted 66%, while the 29% of work for training venue in the complex is complete, but behind the target of 49%.
In fact, 59% work in Yamuna Sports Complex has been completed missing the target just by 7%. Here also the training venue is the worry as only 26% work is complete against the target of 46%.
The ministry officials are optimistic that DDA will be able to meet deadline for the training venue too. Both the complexes are scheduled to be completed by February next year.
According to CPWD, which is executing renovation and upgradation work for five stadia, 64% work has been completed in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremony. While in case of Indira Gandhi Stadium, 56% target has been met and ministry hopes both the stadia will be ready by March 2010.
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium which had achieved 89% completion as of now will be ready by November this year whereas Karni Singh Shooting Range with 64% completion will be ready by December this year.
SP Mukherjee Swimming Stadium, which has meet 54% target, is scheduled to be completed by January next year.
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