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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Delhi mayor for closure of units ahead of Games

Delhi mayor for closure of units ahead of Games

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published Published on Dec 30, 2009   modified Modified on Dec 30, 2009


Delhi’s mayor wants owners of industrial units in and around the city to shut down a month before the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games to give the nation’s capital a cleaner and "world class" look. After all, he says, "the Chinese did the same" ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The mayor, Dr Kanwar Sain, said in his appeal on Wednesday that traders and industrial unit owners should cooperate in the "national interest" so that pollution levels go down and congestion on the streets was reduced considerably before the anticipated influx of thousands of overseas visitors for the Games. "This will present a better picture of Delhi as a world-class city," he said.

Not surprisingly, the traders and others who would be affected if this were done see the matter very differently. Mr Praween Khandelwal, secretary-general of the Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT), said he found the idea "strange". He said: "If they are so concerned about pollution, why don’t they provide pollution control infrastructure at subsidised rates to these industries." He went on to add that if industries could be asked to shut down for the Games to control pollution, the next thing could be to ask citizens not to move out of their houses to ensure security.

Dr Sain told this newspaper that traders should be compensated for any loss they might suffer. "I request the Delhi government to allow relaxation in taxes and permit them to operate longer hours either before the one-month closure or after the Commonwealth Games to make up for their losses," he said, adding that with their units closed, the owners and workers could "utilise" their free time to watch the Games "either on TV or in stadiums".


The Asian Age, 31 December, 2009, http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/top-story/delhi-mayor-for-closure-of-units-ahead-of-games.aspx
 

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