A village of woes ; The site for the Games Village on the riverbed of the Yamuna is in the eye of the storm as green crusaders take up cudgels against the lavish permanent structures being built to house athletes and delegates.

From: India Today | Date: May 12, 2008| Author: Newly Paul | Copyright information

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are being touted as Delhi's ticket to the list of world-class, ultramodern metropolises. The grand plans that leave no stone unturned literally centre on infrastructure development, and this is precisely what has the green brigade up in arms.

The site for the Games Village on the riverbed of the Yamuna is in the eye of the storm. Environmentalists are seeing red over what will serve as a luxury block of 1,168 condominiums to accommodate over 8,000 athletes...

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