tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post5142450607486617925..comments2023-02-10T20:57:50.828+05:30Comments on MusingSmith: Silver LiningRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601649607518301368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-84337362464439834172010-09-21T00:28:02.360+05:302010-09-21T00:28:02.360+05:30nice writeup..
with all excitement we should focus...nice writeup..<br />with all excitement we should focus the security of commonwealth games..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-9710962269144606722010-09-20T22:55:51.071+05:302010-09-20T22:55:51.071+05:30Some things I need to express my views on.
@Mohit_...Some things I need to express my views on.<br />@Mohit_Rathi :<br />True that the CWG is costing huge amounts of money which could have been put to other uses(either for development in Naxal affected areas or famine affected regions). The reasons for cost escalations are various.But the point is now hardly a fortnight before it is no sense to pinpoint flaws in the lead up to the event.<br />At a time when there are lots of forces(outside as well as internal)trying to hinder the staging and malign the image of the country, it is really on our part to strongly refute the negative hype around.After all the facilities present are truly world class and just because of some regrettable delays all of them have been labelled poor. I believe this infrastructure will go a long way in aiding the sports in the country.Its worth noting how many stadia are there which can compete with the best.And staging of a multi-nation event atleast provided an impetus for building the necessary infrastructure.The logic is simple:hosting a sports event helps in building new sports infrastructure and to some extent develops the hosting city.That's the reason to host such mega events.<br />As far as Rahman is considered,I think he is charging money as per some news reports I came across. The balloon is needed for making up the aesthetic beauty of the event.Though this idea hasnt been used ever before.Its good that OC came up with such a creative idea.Its costly but again you cant afford to have a miserly attitude while hosting such a large scale event.<br />Good Luck to the Games!Author (RG)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-38684513838588069312010-09-20T22:25:39.792+05:302010-09-20T22:25:39.792+05:30Good effort....
But according to me the money whic...Good effort....<br />But according to me the money which the government has spent so far has not been utilized properly(either gone into pockets of some corrupted officials or wasted in some sense)..For me Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth Games are all set to break all records for spending money, it's reportedly already crossed Rs 30,000 crore budget. Though this also includes an upgrade of the capital's infrastructure like roads and flyovers,but not all of it will add to Delhi's quality of life(quite obvious)... :p<br />The OC also plans to spend Rs 150 crore on a gala opening and closing ceremony which includes Rs 5 crore being paid to Oscar winner A R Rahman for the theme music who publicly claims that he won't be taking money for that....<br />But of this budget, a whopping Rs 40 crore will be spent to release a helium blimp - a big balloon the gas for which apparently will also have to be imported(Russia,I guess). I'm not yet able to figure out why the hell they need this balloon????Mohit Rathinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-65991676758021996042010-09-20T22:04:42.483+05:302010-09-20T22:04:42.483+05:30Very nicely put ......Feels good to know that the ...Very nicely put ......Feels good to know that the grueling schedule of IIIT hasnt sucked creativity out of you. There is a underlying reason behind this brazen show of cynicism from the public(the media) . And the reason is the rampant corruption. If the govt increases the tax rates and and the prices skyrocket due the games being held in Delhi, then the common public has every right to feel angry when he reads a scam of buying extremely expensive toilet paper. <br />though it did feel nice to read a fresh new perspective and i also think that this blame game can be played later , until then everyone should work towards making these games a grand success and hopefully the best ever too.Pratyushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-25955642166776054672010-09-20T00:12:51.488+05:302010-09-20T00:12:51.488+05:30nice writeup goti.....was hoping this from u somed...nice writeup goti.....was hoping this from u someday :)KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057167706370121424.post-59899454480773107692010-09-20T00:02:04.863+05:302010-09-20T00:02:04.863+05:30The security though would be the biggest concern f...The security though would be the biggest concern for me especially after what happened today at the red fort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com