Security arrangements for Commonwealth Games to be complete by Sept 15: Home Minister
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, September 01, 2010
Security cover will be in place by Sept 15: Chidambaram
Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that all security overlays relating to the Commonwealth Games will be completed by the 15th of this month and another review will be done after that. He was replying to questions during his monthly press conference on Wednesday.
Earlier during the day, Mr. Chidambaram reviewed the security measures for the Commonwealth Games starting from the 3rd of October. Top officials including Home Secretary G K Pillai, Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal and senior officials from Intelligence agencies and National Security Guards briefed him about the measures for the mega sporting event.
A four-tier security apparatus will be put in place during the Games.
Each of the 13 competition venues for the Commonwealth Games will have a tight security ring and special arrangements will be made to transport the athletes to and from the Games Village. Helicopters carrying commando snipers will keep an eye on the convoy.
The security forces are likely to take over the venues from the 7th September, a week before the arrival of the first batch of athletes and officials. Over 10,000 athletes from 71 countries and 500,000 spectators are expected at the Games.
