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SLOW PROGESS: Labourers work at the Games Village being built for the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi.

SLOW PROGESS: Labourers work at the Games Village being built for the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi.

Commonwealth Games venues way behind schedule

The government painted a stark picture on Thursday of construction delays for the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games, saying more than half the work needed to be completed in 12 of the 17 projects. A statement in Parliament by the Minister of State for Sports reflected a race against time for the October 3-14 games next year, which has faced delays from the planning stage and then cost increases due to the rise in prices of steel, cement and labour.

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