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I feel proud that my country will be hosting the common wealth games this year.  It’s a matter of pride and honour for the country to host a sporting event of such big magnitude.  A warm welcome to athletes from world over and I am sure it would be a wonderful event.  You can get detailed information about the games here.

Only after I learnt that an estimated Rs 27000 Crores will be spent directly or indirectly to manage this event my personal views have changed.  According to me we are a little too early to host common wealth games as a nation.  I would like to ask the Indian government if hosting CWG 2010 is best in the interest of the nation in terms of utilizing time, effort, money, resources and focus as compared to other areas which are far basic and critical for progress of the country.

Two major areas of impact that I would use the funds for:

Infrastructure in other cities:

When you think of this huge a budget there are so many thoughts cross your mind where these funds can be utilized.  I am not expert to decide where the funds could be used alternatively but spend will result into a great infrastructure of one place – Delhi.  Minus the CWG these funds could be used to improve infrastructure in many other cities and that would result into far greater employment and for long term.

Sporting facility across the country:

Since this budget is going to be used for a sporting event, I am forced to draw a parallel on the sporting infrastructure we have in the nation.  There is news in the press every now and then on how even the best of the athletes do not have proper training facility, grounds to practice, access to high quality coaches and technology.

There are a zillion other areas where this fund could have been used specially in the areas where it pains the most but the government has decided to host the common wealth games.  Since we are going to host the games we have an opportunity to show the world our capability in terms of managing such a large event and let the world experience Indian hospitality.

I am sure the games will be a huge success.

Useful Links:

• Official common wealth games 2010 website
• Common wealth games 2010 competition schedule
• Buy tickets for common wealth games in Delhi