Monday, August 16, 2010

No concern about delays: GoM on CWG.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 held their first meeting in New Delhi on Sunday to consider various aspects of the opening ceremony of the mega sporting event.This came a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh convened an emergency meeting to review the preparations for the Games.The GoM voiced satisfaction over the pace of progress in preparations and also approved the theme song for the event composed by Oscar winner A R Rahman.Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy, who heads the GoM, said there is no change in schedule and there should not be any concern over some delays in meeting deadlines.The three-hour long meeting discussed the organisational details for the 11-day event starting in New Delhi on October 4 and discussed the broad contours ofthe opening ceremony.When asked whether delays in meeting deadlines were a matter of concern, Reddy said, "There is no concern. Absolutely confident on state of preparedness (of Games)."Asked whether significance should be attached to the meeting since it came a day after Singh had met him for the first time as GoM chief, Reddy said "We did take stock of various matters and are satisfied on pace of progress."

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