Published Fri, Jun 25 10 05:21 PM
New Delhi, June 25 (PTI) As the 100-day countdown for Commonwealth Games begins, Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna today expressed satisfaction over the preparations for the mega event, saying all the projects undertaken to improve the city infrastructure will be completed well in time. "I am 100 per cent satisfied with the overall preparations. Everything is progressing very well," Khanna said during a visit to Games Village here. Khanna''s comments came on a day when the Queen''s Baton Relay arrived in India from Pakistan through the Wagah-Attari border. The QBR was launched by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London on October 29 last year. The Lt Governor inspected all the 34 towers in the Games Village being built by Emmar-MGF group and said the towers, comprising 1,168 flats, will be handed over by the real estate firm to the Delhi Development Authority. Officials said ITDC has already started work on furnishing some of the flats. Asked about whether there was any lacuna in the overall preparations, Khanna said he did not want to look back. "I look into the future. I do not look back. The future is bright." In a major relief to Emmar-MGF, the DDA had last year given Rs 700 crore to the real estate firm to complete the Games Village. Asked about preparation on the security aspect, Khanna did not want to comment on it. He only said the government was working tirelessly to ensure fool-proof security in the city. The Lt Governor is looking after the security aspect in coordination with the Union Home Ministry. Khanna also directed removal of shanties near the Games village by July 5 so that plantation can be carried out in the area. Construction workers of the Games village are staying in the shanties. The Lt Governor set a deadline of July 15 to complete horticulture work in the area. Requesting the citizens to offer full cooperation for the event, Khanna also appealed to the people to obey the traffic rules. He said the right lane of the road should be kept vacant for Games vehicles.
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