On a day when Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi claimed India would stage "a great Games", a review conducted by the tourism ministry reveals a different reality - at least as far as availability of hotel accommodation during the event is concerned.
Only 3,952 of the 'confirmed' 9,500 rooms - a mere 41% - are currently ready with just about six months to go for the March 2010 deadline to expire. That's not all. Of the 2,194 'likely' rooms expected to come up in time for the October 2010 event, only 50% will be ready, according to the ministry's review.
The 'confirmed' rooms were certain to come up in time for the event, while the 'likely' rooms were those expected to be ready. So, as of now, there's a shortfall of some 6,500 rooms. How much of this would be made up by the time the event is held, is anybody's guess. The deadline for completion of these rooms had been fixed for March 2010 to give time for guests to make bookings etc.
The ministry had estimated a demand for 40,000 rooms. Of this, 10,150 were already available, with plans to construct at least 10,000 more, with the rest to be made up from guesthouses and other sources. link
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