Published>Tue, Jul 06 10 05:17 PM
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Paying his second visit in the last 10 days to oversee construction work at the Games Village, Delhi Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna Tuesday said the village will be handed over to the organisers by Aug 1.
Khanna said work was being carried out day and night to ensure the project was completed on time. The village, coming up on the banks of river Yamuna and near the Akshardham Temple in east Delhi, will have 1,168 flats for about 8,000 athletes.
'Work at the Games Village is going good and it is certain the project will be completed well on time,' Khanna told reporters.
Asked about completion of other Games-related projects, he said: 'At present we are concentrating on Games projects undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority... Though the work has been slightly delayed (at other places), we are certain to complete all the projects well on time.'
A five-acre piece of land at the village site, which so far housed site labourers, has been made available for landscaping. The labourers have vacated the place and rubble there is being cleared.
Khanna told reporters that over 95 percent of the area had been cleared and it will take a fortnight to complete the landscaping work. Over 15,000 trees will be planted in the Games Village.
The Lt Governor instructed the officials to expedite the remaining work and said he would again inspect the place July 20.
An official said the India Tourism Development Corp (ITDC) had started arranging furniture in the village houses where work has been completed. Some furniture is to come from China.
The Games Village, constructed by Emaar-MGF, was earlier scheduled to be completed by the first week of June. The cost has escalated to Rs.1,038 crore (over USD 200 million). It earlier received a Rs.700-crore (USD 15 million) bailout package from the DDA.
Khanna had June 25 inspected the interiors of the flats, the security and landscaping of the complex and its surrounding areas.
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