CoCom has assured full support for 2010 Games, say organisers

The visiting Co-ordination Commission (CoCom) panel of the Commonwealth Games Federation has assured full support for the 2010 Games in the capital, organisers of the multi-discipline event claimed here today.

During the opening session of the sixth meeting of the CoCom, chairman Austin Sealy has assured the host city and the Indian government of their full support in conducting the Games scheduled from October 3-14, 2010, the Organising Committee (OC) said in a statement.

"We are all working towards the same goal -- that of producing a successful Games next year," Sealy was quoted as saying.

OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, on his part, assured the CoCom that it would find considerable progress in all areas since they last visited the country in May.

"I have always maintained that CoCom meetings are good opportunities to introspect and review what needed to be done to achieve set milestones and timelines," Kalmadi said.

Kalmadi spelled out how the OC had beefed up its workforce, recruiting people with relevant industry experience.

"We have total clarity in management structure, with each functional area having separate heads," he said, pointing out the workforce had risen from 228 in May to 680 as on date.

"As many as 200 others have been selected to join in next month. We will go up to 1600 during Games time," he added.