Commonwealth Games,2010 City Infrastructure

GNCTD has allocated a sum of Rs 11.89 billion to enhance, expand and upgrade city infrastructure.

Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi’s airport is being modernised, upgraded and expanded to handle the passenger traffic envisaged during the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Passenger and baggage handling facilities have been upgraded and a new 4.43 km runway, the longest operational runway in Asia, became operational in 2008. It is fitted with the highly-sophisticated Instruments Landing System (ILS) on both sides, and is built to the highest Code F standards. Expansion plans include the construction of a new state-of-the-art terminal (T3) with a capacity to handle 35 million passengers per year.

It will have 75 aero-bridges, of which nine will be compatible to handle operations of mammoth A-380 aircraft. It will have 20 parking bays for passengers.The terminal, connected with all types of transport systems, will have an advanced five-level in-line baggage-handling device with explosive-detection technology for high-class efficiency and security. There will be 160 check-in counters for fast clearance and more number of immigration counters. The departure complex will be situated on the upper deck of the two tier building and arrival on the lower deck. The roof of the building will have stylised incisions to allow daylight, but it will be angled to protect the interior from direct sun-rays. The airport’s connectivity with the city will be enhanced through a six-lane highway (National Highway 8). The Metro Rail will also have a dedicated corridor from the airport to the Games Village for easy transfer of athletes and officials.

Transportation and Road Network
Delhi will have a dedicated Metro line from the airport to the city centre – Connaught Place – by 2010. The Games Village as well as the main competition venues such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the Indira Gandhi Stadium will be connected through the Metro. The inter-city connectivity as well as passenger capacity will be enhanced. All Metro stations are planned to be Wi-Fi enabled by 2010.

A four-lane, 2.2 km underground stretch from Ring Road to Lodhi will link the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, reducing travelling time for athletes. Twelve new flyovers and several bridges and under-bridges have been planned to improve road connectivity with the Games Villages, the sports venues, and within the city. Road widening also is in progress. The new eight-lane expressway from Gurgaon to Delhi is functional. A total of 1,100 new low-floor, high-capacity air-conditioned buses will ply on Delhi roads by 2010 to ease commuting.