Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

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With the Common Wealth Games 2010 is round the corner, the fair fever in India is at its acme.

And to make this mega fair fiesta a successful event, Amerindic polity is keeping no stone unturned.

Common Wealth Games which is scheduled to be held from October 3 to 14, is the first of its kind in India and New metropolis is the proud city which is hosting this circumstance within its territory. More than 4,000 athletes from over 50 countries are due to compete in 17 sports at the New metropolis Games, making it the biggest fair circumstance held in India. It is believed that Games of 2010 is a bliss for India as it would enhance the fair culture as well as open new doors for business sector in our country.

Despite all the concrete planning, security factor for Common Wealth Games 2010 is keeping Amerindic polity on its toes. Central Government along with metropolis polity is disagreeable all possible ways to preclude this occasion from the shadow of any disaster. Strict security arrangements are made by the government.

Security For Common Wealth Games, 2010:

* To make these games a memorable one, Amerindic polity has adopted security methods kindred to those utilised in the Beijing Olympics of 2008. Games Village and other venues metropolis Games are constantly under strict vigilance.

* Government has prepared an action organisation to set up an desegrated security system (ISS) to cover all the competition, training and non-competition venues and provide foolproof security for the Commonwealth to be held in the national capital in October 2010. It would cost around Rs 370 crore.

* Amerindic polity has also constituted an international security liaison group which includes representatives from various Central security agencies, metropolis Police, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs in liaison with the security administrators of all the involved countries in the Games.

* Special monitoring equipments like electronic surveillance, CCTV, X-ray baggage detector etc are placed on the important locations, to keep check on any kind of disturbance and trouble.

* Even other Amerindic states has also beefed up their security which are likely to be visited by the tourists during the Common Wealth Games. These Amerindic states have deployed a force of tourist police far before the Games begin. Other Amerindic states are also likely follow this plan.

How far this impact of the Commonwealth Games on tourism will be felt can only be determined after this great sporting event, scheduled for October 2010, comes into full spirited force; bringing along with the pleasures of the games, a greater scope for allied industries and ministries that look towards sports tourism as a smart card to enhance their own lot. Some of these include marketing, advertising, education and hospitality sectors that are looking forward to introducing a new India for the sports persons, their respective entourage and other global visitors to the country.

While knowing the time frame beforehand for the CWG is a definite advantage for the ministry of culture, tourism, transport and industrial development, there are many related ministries wanting to also jump the band wagon to use the CWG as a base for developing greater public relations with domestic, regional and international representatives at the CWG for their industry.

Since the Olympic and Commonwealth Games are the second largest sports events held in modern times, going by the fact that other cities that have hosted the CWG have recorded major spurt in tourism, Indian tourism sector is also looking forward to this chance of their country playing host to the CWG and it getting a worthy chance at presenting newer, vibrant youth-appeal for their motherland.

Some examples for novel cultural showcasing and successful gift-wrapping done by tourism sectors having played host to CWG before are global interest segments like adventure, spa or spirituality tourism, as evident in the case of earlier hosts of world sporting events: Beijing, China and Barcelona, Spain benefited from hosting the Olympics while Manchester, UK and Melbourne, Australia received greater tourist inflow during and after playing host to CWG 2002 and 2006,