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With the project developers yet to be finalized, the Commonwealth Games Village continues to remain a dream on paper
May 21, 2007
Twenty Four months and 13 days - that precisely the time the Delhi
Development Authority has to turn the architect's blueprint
into a marvel that will be the Commonwealth wealth Games Village.
DDA officials feel otherwise. "It will be completed well in time
and we would be handing over the Village to the Organising Committee
in June 2010" said Diwakar Sarkar, DDA Director of Sports. The 'Request
for Proposal' document for the Village, too, gives June 2010 as
the deadline for completion of work.
As things now stand, as many as 11 bids have been short-listed for
the Village to be built over 16.5 hectares. A final decision will
be made on June 8 and an agreement for the same will be signed on
July 14, which further reduces the time available for actual work.
"We could have started earlier, but various hurdles delayed the
process," explained Sarkar. The project ran into rough weather right
at the start, with the Union ministry of Environment and Forests,
the Akshardham temple management and a lesser-known NGO - the Yamuna
Jiya Abhiyan - raising concerns over the construction.
While the temple authorities want that the structure should not
in any way disturb the peaceful surroundings of the temple, the
Environment Ministry had raised concern over the risk of flooding
in the upstream areas of the Yamuna.
"Those issues were raised but they have been dealt with effectively
and construction on the site will start as soon as the builder is
finalized," added Sarkar.
DDA Public relations Director, Neemo dhar, said, "Pune's Central
Water and Power Research Station did research in the area and gave
us the green signal as far as flooding was concerned. The same report
was submitted to the Environment Ministry and a clearance obtained."
Dhar bushed aside concerns raised by the Yamuna Jiya Abhiyan. "We
are not concerned about them since we have already obtained the
permission from the Environment Ministry." The issues raised by
the temple authorities have also been dealt with. "We are following
the guidelines given to us by the Environment Ministry and the Delhi
Urban Arts Commission (DUAC)."
Earlier this month, the DUAC had approved the Village plan, according
to which buildings on the outer boundary near the Akshardham temple
will have to be lower than the temple. However, according to the
plan, five-storey buildings would be allowed near the boundary wall
adjoining the temple, provided they are less than the height of
temple's highest dome, which is 43 metres.
Interestingly, the highest building in the plan has eight storeys,
and with facilities like swimming pool, gyms and a shopping pool,
gyms and a shipping complex thrown in, it will be an architectural
marvel, provided the work is completed on time.
Accommodation Requirement
- 4,000 rooms to be built.
- 2 rooms (minimum)should be there in each (unit) flat.
- 12 sq.m. should be the minimum carpet areas of each room
- Each room should be air-conditioned.
- Grab-rails and other facilities for participants with the physical
disabilities.
Source: Hindustan Times
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