Representatives of 31 nations to take stock of CWG security

New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) Security heads of 31
participating nations, including Pakistan, will Thursday take
stock of the security in Commonwealth Games village and venues
where a four-layer protection will be provided during the
fortnight-long mega sporting event here in India's national
capital in October.
Eight heads of state have confirmed their
participation while four more are expected to attend the
Commonwealth Games for which, however, no credible terror
threat has come yet.
Live security demonstration will be given to the
representatives of the Commonwealth countries Thursday at the
Games village at Yamuna Bank and Jawaharlal Nehru stadium
where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held.
"They will be shown four-layer security procedure, how
to frisk spectators, check vehicles, foil possible terror
strike and rescue and evacuation drills," an official said.
Over 10,000 athletes from 71 countries and 500,000
spectators are expected to take part in the Games to be held
from October 3-14.
According to the security plan, athletes, officials
and guests can visit the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium only by bus
and no VIPs, except the heads of state, will be allowed to
take their cars. Parking arrangement has been made for 150
buses in the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
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 with helicopters carrying commando snipers keeping eye
on the convoys below.
This is to prevent a repeat of the Lahore attack of
March 2009 in which militants shot at and injured Sri Lankan
cricketers touring Pakistan.
To ensure fleet security, each of the 574 vehicles
used for ferrying athletes across the city will have to
undergo a mandatory anti-sabotage clearance every morning
before athletes board them.
A final security review by top Home Ministry officials
is expected to be conducted on August 15. PTI