Project on Commonwealth Games 2010

INTRODUCTION : INTRODUCTION DELHI 2010

XIX COMMON WEALTH GAMES

The city of New Delhi, with a population of 14 million, will be the host of Commonwealth Games 2010. This

will be the first time India will host the Commonwealth Games and the second time in Asia. Delhi won the right to host the 2010 Games by defeating the Canadian city

of Hamilton by 46 votes to 22 at the CGF General Assembly held in Montego Bay in November 2003

• The Commonwealth Games are to be held in following disciplines: 

Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Net Ball, Shooting, Squash, Rugby 7”s Table Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. . The Commonwealth Games are to be held in following disciplines:  Aquatics, ARCHERY Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Net Ball, RUGBY Shooting, Squash, Rugby , Table Tennis, Tennis , Weightlifting and Wrestling.

SHERA – THE MASCOT

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Prospects of common wealth Games 2010 In promoting Tourism In India :

Prospects of common wealth Games 2010 In promoting Tourism In India Along With the Common Wealth Games In Delhi there will be impact on Various Aspects :-

• Infrastructure

• Economy

• Tourism

• Hospitality

• Aviation

• Hotel Industries

• Recognition

• Brand India • Tourist Destination

AIRPORT

• the Indira Gandhi International Airport is being modernized, expanded, and upgradaed. By the 2010 gmes, a new terminal (Terminal 3) will have been constructed at a cost of nearly US$ 1.94 billion, than 37 million passengers a year by 2010 and the planned AIRPORT

INFRASTUCTURE

• The historic city of Delhi will look its best for visitors during the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

• The colonial city-centre and Delhi’s main shopping area, Connaught Place, has been given a new façade and is already experiencing a resurgence. Rajpath, the main avenue in Lutyens’ Delhi, is being rejuvenated.

• The city’s monuments, an integral part of the rich heritage of Delhi’s

past, are being cleaned and revitalised.

TRANSPORT

Delhi metro

Delhi proposed a four-lane, 2.2 km underground stretch from Lodhi Road to trans-Yamuna, linking the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and reducing traveling time for athletes traveling between the Village and the Stadium by six minutes. .

Flyovers NEW DELHI – Confident that the

various road and flyover projects undertaken in Delhi will be completed on time, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said that when the Commonwealth Games visitors come here next year, they will remember the city as one with uninterrupted connectivity and beautiful flyovers.

TRANSPORT

HOSPITALITY

Delhi has a vibrant hospitality industry with almost all major world-class hotels and restaurants located here. However, the current capacity will be insufficient to handle the huge influx of visitors expected into Delhi for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.

TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Impact of Commonwealth Games on Indian Tourism Industry

• The gala event will prove a boon for the tourism of India as their will be huge influx of tourists coming to India which will stir up Tour and Travel, Hotel, Airlines, Industries. ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) has estimated the influx of tourists may be higher than ten million. The event also has generated many job opportunities. The current growth of Indian Hospitality Industry is 12% which will surely rise to at least 20% and thereby the occupancy rate of it would be 70%. Many new projects have come up and numerous others are in their developmental stage.

• Not only Hospitality Industry, but Medical Tourism will also a high boom in 2010 because of the upcoming event. If the reports of RNCOS are to be seen, it states that India will be receiving many Medical Tourist because of the gala affair. The industry experts also believe that Commonwealth Games would make a considerable and influential impact on Indian Tourism Industry.

Sports and Leisure The geographical diversities of India open up great avenues for adventure

sports and activities

• . Business tours combined with active sports activities are becoming highly popular.

• Commonwealth games have drawn sports professionals to India and will do so in all the future sports events in India.

• There are many traditional games in India which tourists take great interest; one such sport is the famous boat race of Kerala.

India is top destination offering tourists with great and excellent

scope for skiing in the Himalayan ranges, going on

bicycle tour on the Indian roads or canoeing or whitewater

rafting in the hilly streams and rivers.

Cultural Tourism• Among the various states for

cultural tourism in India, Rajasthan is the most popular.

• Rajasthan is famous for its rich cultural heritage.

Promotion Of Tourist Destinations

• The government of India has set up the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to boost cultural tourism in India. The ministry in recent years has launched the ‘Incredible India!’ campaign and this has led to the growth of culture tourism in India.

AYURVEDIC & MEDICAL TOURISM

• According to a press release of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) dated 17 September 2009, Ayurvedic and Medical Tourism industries will be benefitted by 2010 Commonwealth Games in India as these are expected to fetch them over Rs. 800 crore of revenue. Aurvedic Industry is currently dominated by Kerala and Karnataka, but soon States like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh too would become hub for aurveda/spa or medical tourism.

Bed and Breakfast Accommodations

BUDGET HOTELS• The power ministry,

empowered to light up the city for the Games, has initiated steps to clear the mess overhead, and the tourism ministry is cleaning up the squalor around the budget hotels in Paharganj and Karol Bagh earmarked to meet the demand for accommodation. The motels and guest houses, some of which are badly maintained, will be graded by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) once the renovations are over.

Medical Facilities• The Delhi government has

decided to construct 36 hospitals in New Delhi, in the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Some of these hi-tech hospitals will be built in the Trans-Yamuna area of DelhiInitially a fund of Rs.150 million has been planned for the construction of the hospitals, but more funds will be made available as and when needed.

Power Supply

• Addition of power supply to the existing 3,500 MW supply available to the city.

• Delhi will see the availability of power enhanced to 7,000 MW from the present 4,000 MW by the Commonwealth Games in 2010

Green Delhi• Government wants to turn green

Delhi into lush green this time before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

• Its horticulture department has sown 41,000 species of plants at Roshanara Bagh which are likely to flower during the Games period.

• Some of the trees being grown by the MCD include Plumeria Alba, Plumeria Acutifolia, Lagerstromia Flosreginae, Colvillea Racemosa, Bougainvillea, Hisbiscus, Lantana, Cassia alata, Jatropha, Neem, Ashoka tree etc. It also plans to sow five lakh plants and shrubs so that they are ready by then.

Clean Delhi• Delhi will look more clean

than ever before in the coming 2 years.

• With an eye on the Commonwealth Games 2010, the MCD has taken up the task of civilising unruly citizens before the event.

• The MCD is finalising the rules for implementing the new fines for littering public places, and willing to take the help of private sector organisations to impose the fines on the spot.