NSG commando,300 ambulances, hospitals to be kept ready in CWG

New Delhi, Sept 23 (PTI) Gun totting elite National
Security Guard (NSG) commandos, 300 ambulances and over 500
beds will be kept ready round the clock to deal with any
terror situation or other emergency during the fortnight-long
Commonwealth Games here next year.
This was decided on the first day of the conference of
security liaison officers of Commonwealth countries and
representatives of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs).
During the meeting, Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken,
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai and Chairman of the Organising
Committee of Commonwealth Games Suresh Kalmadi told 76
delegates from 26 participating countries that the Centre was
committed to making the game a big success.
"As part of the overall plan, security is of paramount
importance and the Ministry of Home Affairs is fully geared up
to make these games free from any security related incidents,"
Maken said.
During the presentation, the Indian side informed security
experts from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and
others participating nations, that there was no specific
terror threat to the games in which 8,000 athletes of 72
countries will participate and over 1,00,000 spectators are
likely to turn up.
The meeting discussed issues like crowd control, routes of
the athletes from games village to venues, VIP visit
arrangements, security at the entry and exit points and
preparedness during emergency situations besides medical
facilities at each venue.

Officials said all efforts would be made to prevent
Lahore-type attacks and ensure that there was no repetition of
the 26/11 Mumbai incident. (More) PTI