CWG project delay due to multiplicity of authorities

New Delhi: With little over two months left for Commonwealth Games and several key projects running

behind schedule, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday attributed the delay in certain projects to multiplicity of authorities but said all the works will be completed before the new deadline of August 31. During a meeting with Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, Dikshit said although some projects got delayed they will be completed well in time. Asking Kalmadi not to worry about the infrastructure projects being implemented by the city government, she said all government agencies involved in the projects have been told to complete their projects by August 31. When Kalmadi asked about status of the Barapullah Nallah elevated road, Dikshit told him that it will be completed very soon. The four-km elevated road between Sarai Kale Khan and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the event, is being built to provide uninterrupted traffic flow from Games Village near Akshardham temple to the stadium. In the meeting, Kalmadi apparently sought city government`s financial help in putting up hoardings and banners across the city to celebrate the event, but Dikshit turned down the request citing the government`s fund shortage. PTI