SPECIAL TRAINS FOR CWG EVNTS..

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off here Thursday a special exhibition train to promote the commonwealth Games throughout India. Its first destination will be Amritsar where the Queen’s Baton arrives from Pakistan.

The train has 14 coaches, including five dedicated for sports and Commonwealth Games and six for IT.

Another coach will be converted into a 100-ft-long travelling sports photo exhibition, curated by filmmaker Sunil Yash Kalra, who has donated rare pictures from his over 5,000 photos.

The train will journey to 48 stations across the country. It will follow the Queen’s baton whereever there is railway connectivity.

The train will be painted with logos of the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games and the Indian Railways. It will return to New Delhiby Oct 2, ahead of the Oct 3-14 mega event.

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With just 100 days to the Commonwealth Games, construction of several infrastructure projects seems to have reached its final stage.

While most road and flyover projects are nearing completion, the government has now shifted its focus to the common wealth village.

The residential complex, spread across 27 acres has 34 residential towers with 1,168 flats. Emaar MGF, the developers of the complex, informed Khanna that nine towers have already been handed over to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The possession of the remaining 25 would be handed over by July 31.

Reliance Industries (RIL) has commissioned the country's first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant to power a stadium to be used in the upcoming CommonWealth Games.
RIL Solar Group installed and commissioned the country's first 1-MW solar plant in a record duration of less than 3 months. The power plant is expected to generate around 1.4 million units of electricity per year.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has cracked down on illegal roadside eateries, but has chosen to look away from hotels with illegal constructions and extensions. But sources say this status quo may only last till the Commonwealth Games. Delhi is expecting a huge tourist influx at the time of the event and there is a shortfall in the number of hotel rooms required. So, the authorities are in no mood to aggravate the problem.


Come Commonwealth Games and you could see the 'common man' regulating traffic on Delhi roads.

Delhi Police has invited "motivated residents" to enrol themselves as volunteers for traffic regulation during the mega sporting extravaganza to be held between October three and 14.

City Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal himself had earlier admitted that there could be pressure on the traffic situation in the capital during the Games and said the authorities would carry out a massive campaign next month.

The Indrail Pass is an `As You Like' travel ticket exclusively for foreign tourists and Indian nationals, residing abroad. This ticket allows passengers to travel wherever they want, within a specific time period, at an all-inclusive fare. The Indrail Pass can be paid for only in US Dollars or Pound Sterling.

Who are eligible?

• Foreign Tourists.

• Indian Nationals residing abroad on valid passport.

• Indian Spouse of foreign tourist.

• Guide accompanying foreign tourist.

Where is it available?

• Select Reservation Centres at Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Puttaparti and Secunderabad.

• General Service Agents (GSA's) appointed by Indian Railways in countries the world over: Australia, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh and U.K.

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BRANDED CAR TO FERRY VIP DURING CWG.

You may find luxury cars sporting unique numbers ferrying delegates during the Commonwealth Games.

Delhi Government has proposed an exclusive registration number series for the 2000-odd cars the Commonwealth Games organising committee (OC) is procuring for VIPs.

The series is likely to start with the letters CWG, abbreviation for the sporting event used globally, followed by numbers 0-2000, a senior Delhi government official said.


While no final decision has been taken yet, chances are that these vehicles will continue to have this special number as legacy of the Games.

These cars would be ‘sponsored’ by one of the three Indian car manufacturers. Since these cars would be later sold through dealers, the OC wants brand-value associated with the fleet.

During the Melbourne Games, Toyota had sponsored cars and later sold them as special edition cars.

The transport department has already written to the ministry of road transport and highways seeking its permission to start this series of unique numbers.