CWG spend exceeds Rs 1 lakh crore: report

Assessment by Delhi-based Hazards Centre

GN Bureau | August 27, 2010


At what cost?
At what cost?

A report by the Hazards Centre, a Delhi based NGO, has put the total budget of Commonwealth Games 2010 at over Rs 1,00,000 crore. This includes Rs 55,398 crore which has been directly invested in the event related infrastructure and Rs 46,000 crore under the category of non-Games expenditure.

The figure is pegged much higher than the Rs 11,494 crore that the government claims. While Rs 334 crore is the budget of constructing stadia, Rs 146 crore is the cost of arranging for the accommodation for athletes and visitors.

According to the 53-page report titled ‘Heritage Games: cleaning up the debris’, the maximum amount is being spent on power availability to the city, followed by the investment in the Delhi Metro, air transport, roads and flyovers. Stadia renewal comes fifth in the order of priorities.

About the social and environmental impact of the Games, the report says that in the name of building, cleaning and beautifying the city for the big event, the working poor are evicted from their homes and work places. “The massive cleaning-up operation is all done in the name of national honour but are essentially urban renewal programmes that benefit the rich and the powerful.”

The report is in six parts throwing light on the financial costs, social and environmental costs and cleaning up after the Games. Read the full report in the attached file.

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