By IANS,
New Delhi: Amid mounting concerns over the preparations for the Commonwealth Games that are just 12 days away, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once again intervened Tuesday and ordered a slew of measures in a bid to save India’s image internationally.
The prime minister Tuesday personally asked Lieutenant Governor Tejender Khanna to oversee the clean-up and refurbishment of the apartments to house athletes and officials at the Commonwealth Games village.
Following the move, a review meeting was held and it noted that “more manpower and resources will be inducted, as required, into the cleaning and maintenance of apartments in towers”.
A statement issued here by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also said that one officer each from the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Civil Service will be put in charge of each tower to ensure complete coordination in all operations – maintenance, cleaning relating to that tower.
Prime Minister had to step in again after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell said parts of the Games Village were still not fit for accommodation. Concerns have also been raised by contingents from Canada, New Zealand and Scotland about the state of the village.