CWG gets off to breathtaking start
Watched by millions across the globe, the 19th Commonwealth Games got off to a spectacular start here Sunday evening amid traditional Indian music and a burst of colour at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the heart of the city.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Indian President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watched as 1,000 drummers stirred up a thumping beat.
After the national anthem was sung, the opening act, Rhythm of India, set the mood for the much awaited sports event with electrifying energy.
The 'shankh naad' (auspicious blowing of conch shells) and fireworks then lit the sky like dawn.
A helium aerostat crowned the stadium and suspended puppets danced to life when drummers dressed from across the country gathered in unison claiming that India has arrived.
Uk Larsen & Toubro is one of the Indian companies involved in these Road projects, they are as big as they come in construction field with presence across the world. I don't know about the rest of the contractors but they were the ones I was working with for National Highway Authority projects. There isn' necessarily a need for someone from outside to come and build these roads. See their global presence
http://www.larsentoubro.com/lntcorporate/common/ui_templates/HtmlContainer.aspx?res=P_CORP_AABT_ACOM_DGLB
Lol UK....but compared to Doha.. we are much faster...lol
Yes Jack.. how much of this so called Road will open on time..:)
Neighbouring Pakistan has a Motorway that was thanks to a Foriegn Contractor building it for them.
Maybe India should open up a bit more and invite more International firms to help India with its Infrastructure..
UK 35,000 Kms of road will be built in next 7 yrs... in India
...at the rate of 5,000kms per year!!!
Konkan Railway .... mammoth by any means... the project had 93 tunnels along a length of 82 km and involved tunneling through soft soil. The total project covered 760 km and had over 150 bridges. That a public sector project could be completed without significant cost and time overruns was considered an achievement by many.
E. Sreedharan was made the managing director of Delhi Metro and by mid-2005, all the scheduled sections were completed by their target date or before and within their respective budgets. Sreedharan was given the sobriquet of Metro Man by the media. In 2005, he was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the government of France.
Welcome to the CV of E Sreedharan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Sreedharan
Guys plz stay away from your RAJ theories...lol
drmana, rizk is concerned thinking that he missed the chance to accompany WK last time when he went DELHI for mid leave..lolzzzzz
Why are you so concerned Rizks? :-)
Indians are good at putting on a show.. But building Infrastructure on time maybe not!
i dont trust you WK !
u MUST have gone there everyday, every sec and every moment of your life...:(
U Liar ! Did u use protections when u visited them ? :(
WK, you liar...:))
lol Rizks.. Abe my distributor in Delhi was on that road, had to go there everyday :P
But I never went in, I swear :P
and WK has a long long experience...:(
saala pervert kahi ka !
Cryspy don't worry, you can get them anytime you visit Delhi, not just during the games. Go to GB road, No. 64 and 56 for the best quality , 64 is a bit over crowded as it is very popular so go to 56.
Don't keep excess money and don't wear any jewelery when you go there ;)
Cryspy why are you so much concerned about Prostitution ?
you going to supply some bodies or wat ? :)
well jameskgm
U look pretty active on this issue, will U clarify if prostitution is legal on this mega event?
james - India is whole Indians mother, what for you?
somebody's mother got cheated here.
The CWG is like a guy who cheats for 6 years on his fiancee, lies to her and treats her badly but then, when they get married, everyone says 'forget that he cheated on her, wasn't the wedding beautiful!'
Hypocrites.
Breathtaking ceremony!
Some of you guys aren't feeling really guilty. People.. you pulled your Mother India a week ago to a trash bin. Wipe you faces people..
Crispy, this is for you.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cwgarticleshow/6681768.cms
Vic jee, i am really anxious to get their comment on this..Hope to get it soon..lol
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/photogallery/index.asp?link=page1§ion=general
out with Guns ========= LOL
Chak de INDIA!!
Waiting for the criticizers to come out from their shell now...
solidarity and unity; in the spirit of Sports at CWG Grand opening :)
Crispy, don't you feel any shame to come again with such stupid comments.?
Thats real India......... Proud To Be Indian........
Magnificent Opening Ceremony, The Live Sand Art was extra ordinary!!
Yes, INDIA made it finally..
It was the spectacular show...
Arien
i wish, if this could happen, in our case we never saw them hanging with rope.
Cryspy that will be dealt with another bunch of corrupt diplomats and leaders after the game. lol ;)
What about hose big citicism by west and the medias on the organising and facilities. wher are they gone? as per reports its the best ever, not just the venues, the village, media centre and everythng..
Yes, the opening ceremony was really amazing and was capable to hide/forget the black marks, at least for the time being. I hope and pray, this will be a very succesfull games. Here is the official website:http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/
thats the typical mentality of desi people, they have forgot all the miss happening by corrupt organizing committee.
Way to go.......Chak De India
"Games ceremony leaves spectators spellbound" Khaleej TImes
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/October/international_October141.xml§ion=international
Congratulations,now they can put their problems behind them and focus on making this event a successful one.