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The
2010 Commonwealth Games are the
nineteenth Commonwealth Games, and
the ninth to be held under that
name. The Games are scheduled to be
held in Delhi, India between 3
October and 14 October 2010. The
games will be the largest
multi-sport event conducted to date
in Delhi and India generally, which
has previously hosted the Asian
Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening
ceremony is scheduled to take place
at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in
Delhi. It will also be the first
time the Commonwealth Games will be
held in India and the second time
the event has been held in Asia
(after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia).
In
preparation for an influx of
English-speaking tourists for the
Games, the Delhi government is
implementing a program to teach
English, and the necessary skills
for serving tourists, to key workers
– such as cab drivers, security
workers, waiters, porters, and
service staff. In the two years
prior to the Games 2,000 drivers
were taught English. The program
aims to teach 1,000 people English
per month in the hope of reaching
all key workers by March 2010. In
addition to Delhi, the Indian
Government plans to expand the
program to teach people in local
tourist destinations in other parts
of India.
To
prepare for the energy-usage spike
during the Games and to end chronic
power cuts in Delhi, the government
is undertaking a large
power-production initiative to
increase power production to 7,000
MW (from the current 4,500 MW). To
achieve this goal, the government
plans to streamline the power
distribution process, direct
additional energy to Delhi, and
construct new power plants. In fact,
the government has promised that by
the end of 2010, Delhi will have a
surplus of power
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