Chairman concerned at slow progress of Commonwealth Games

Labourers work at one of the venues for

 the New Delhi Commonwealth Games August 24,...

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell has requested an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the slow pace of work ahead of next year's New Delhi games, the PTI news agency reported on Sunday.

"With only a year to run until the Games, I feel I must personally brief the prime minister of India on the lack of preparations and seek his input in developing an appropriate recovery plan," PTI quoted Fennell as saying.

"I'm looking forward to some urgent actions in order to bring about the successful celebration of the games in 2010."

The CGF general assembly is due to meet in New Delhi early next month to assess the work a year ahead of the Oct 3-14 games. Construction of many venues, including the athletes' village, is behind schedule, forcing the postponement or shifting of many international meetings planned as test events.

Authorities are also planning elaborate security following militant attacks in Mumbai last November which killed 166 people and the ambush on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus in Lahore in March.

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