Delhi’s Commonwealth Games gets extra funding
Friday, November 6, 2009 Labels: 2010 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games delhi, Commonwealth Games Delhi News 0 commentshe Indian government on Thursday sanctioned an additional loan of 182 million dollars for next year’s Commonwealth Games held in
The organising committee will receive a loan of 345 million dollars, more than double of the original figure of 163 million dollars, cabinet minister Ambika Soni told reporters.
Rising costs for the opening and closing ceremonies and the increase in the number of days for the Queen’s Baton Relay — it is twice the length for this games as for previous editions — were some of the reasons for the increased budget, Soni said.
The Delhi 2010 Games, which run from October 3-14, are already the most expensive Commonwealth Games in history with an infrastructure and organising budget of two billion dollars.
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