The Delhi Commonwealth Games FIASCO!!!
September 25th 2010 18:33
1 Ceiling of Akshardham Temple
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2 Akshardham Temple
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3 Akshardham Temple Complex in Delhi, India
In fact, construction on the temple began on 8 November 2000 and Akshardham was officially opened on 6 November 2005, with the building being completed just two days short of five years, that includes everything!
4 Massive sound & light show fountain
This is not one building, it is a huge complex, covered in hand carved ornate carvings, statues and castings inside and out, included inside are animatronics, robotics, IMAX projection, a massive light and sound coordinated fountain, ornate gardens, historical animated dioramas, and much more.
5 Lotus sculpture & grand ornate garden
Remember, it was designed and completed in five years!
So, why couldn't they build simple modern apartment buildings and the sports arenas for the Commonwealth Games athletes on time and finished satisfactorily?
India obviously has the brains, the manpower, the will power and the ability to do incredibly complex undertakings in a short amount of time, as the above photos prove. This leaves one wondering, what was the cause of the calamities and the incompetence, the lack of care and consideration?
Firstly, I must say, after reading so many anti-Australian comments left online, in particular, at the Times of India site, in response to articles on the Delhi Commonwealth Games, I feel that India needs to remember that Australia was one of the nations that supported Delhi getting the Games. And NOT because India bribed Australia, $100,000- might mean a lot to some small nations, but it is nothing to Australia.
Australia supported the Games in Delhi because it felt it was way over due that India got the games and it believed, at the time, that they were not only capable of staging the Games, but that India would surprise and delight the world with the presentation.
6 Parliament House, in Delhi
Here is a huge and complex modern building, India's Parliament House, that was finished properly, it hasn't fallen down, so why the bridge and roof collapses at the Games complex in Delhi?
However, with lots of Indians leaving statements that Australia is racist, is an inferior nation to India and should be ignored, those same people reveal their own racist attitudes and insular thinking, and their childish reactions betray a people that wants to be considered a first world country, without doing the hard work to become one.
Many Indians believe they deserve first world recognition regardless of the fact that, according to the World bank, 41.6% (456 million) people live below the poverty line, (defined as earning $1.25 per day or less), with all that entails regarding; sanitation, education, health and life style.
Yet, it is India who has developed massively expensive nuclear facilities, nuclear bombs, long range rocketry and has a huge state of the art military armaments business. Obviously the Indian government has priorities other than looking after its people.
However, I am one of many whom love India and only wish her well.
I want to see India become closer with Australia in our international relations, industrially and militarily, and I want to see her general quality of life improve.
What has happened in Delhi has dealt a devastating blow to India's reputation internationally, there can be no denying that fact.
7 Picture sent anonymously to BBC: athlete's village
As a result of the BBC publishing these photos, sent anonymously by a Delhi Official, the BBC has been banned from the Games!
However, Australian IOC President Coates' comment, that "...in hindsight India should not have been given the Games" was ill timed and unhelpful.
All this did was give the nationalistic racists in India the chance to attack Australia, and anyone else who criticised her, instead of looking within and demanding answers, accountability and change within the Delhi Games' Organizing Committee, and the Indian Government, which was expected to oversee the project and protect the interests of the Indian people.
But the vast majority of Indians have expressed their feelings of embarrassment, shame and anger at the way the games preparations have been incompetently handled.
The preparations for the Delhi Games has been hampered by resignations amid accusations of corruption, including unaccounted for large cash payments being made, incompetence, malpractice and lack of proper coordination, oversight and communication by the Delhi Organizing Committee.
8 Photo sent anonymously to the BBC
The state of the arenas and athlete villages has ranged from disgusting to the downright dangerous.
We can only hope that they get it all together by the Opening Ceremony and all goes perfectly, delivering a safe, enjoyable and amazing experience for all involved.
Good luck India, it looks like you will need all the luck and goodwill you can muster, but, I suspect in the end, you will pull it off!
Photo Credits and Permissions:
Photo 1: Akshardham Temple ceiling: Author: Juthani; Creative Commons & Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 2: Akshardham Temple; Author: Swaminarayan Sanstha, reproduced here under Creative Commons & Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 3: Akshardham Temple Complex in Delhi, India. Author: Juthani; Creative Commons & Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 4: Massive sound & light show fountain. Author: Juthani; Creative Commons & Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 5: Lotus sculpture & grand ornate garden. Author: Juthani; Creative Commons & Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 6: Parliamnet House, New Delhi. Author: Bill Strong. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic. NOTE: The author does not endorse the comments or opinions stated within this article.
Photo 7: Picture sent anonymously to BBC: athlete's village. Author unknown. Reproduced here to illustrate point of article where there was no alternative.
Photo 8: Photo sent anonymously to the BBC. Author unknown. Reproduced here to further illustrate point of article where there was no alternative.
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