Seven out of 10 CWG venues ready, rest in 15 days: CPWD

New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Seven out of 10 Commonwealth
Games venues, which were entrusted to the Central Public Works
Department (CPWD), are ready and work on the rest will be over
in a fortnight.

"We have already completed work on seven of the 10 Games
venues. The remaining three will be completed in a fortnight,"
Director General of CPWD B K Chugh told reporters here on the
156th foundation day of the organisation.
CPWD is the main construction arm of the government and
is undertaking the construction of projects related to the
Games along with Delhi government and the Sports Authority of
India.
The venues which remain incomplete so far are the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the SPM Swimming Pool complex and
the new weightlifting stadium in the Nehru Stadium complex.
Chugh said that the civil work in all these venues have
been completed and only peripheral work like greenery,
pavements and laying of cables was being done which is
expected to be over in another 15 days.
The CPWD DG said the JLN Stadium, where the opening and
closing ceremony would be held along with the major events,
has an innovative design for roof over seating tier. State-of-
the-art technology has been used for sports lighting.
"This would be the largest membrane roof structure in
the world," Chugh said. Membrane roofing is used to prevent
leaks and move water off the roof.
Asked about the delay in construction of the main
stadium, he said an additional work of tunnel construction was
given which delayed the project for a while.
An air-conditioned tunnel for the performers of the
opening and and closing ceremonies has been completed inside
the stadium below the athletes' track and arena.
"This requirement came quite late and to accommodate this
tunnel, all the remaining works related to roof, track etc had
to be rescheduled," he said.
"Cable supported halogen balloons would also be placed
inside the stadium which required a base, thus delaying the
project," he added. PTI AMI
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