Construction work refuses to get over

Commonwealth Games, deadlines for completion of key projects continue to be pushed further with Delhi government saying that some works would drag on even till October 3 -- the day the mega sporting event begins.

Top officials admitted that some of the key projects including the all-important Barapullah Nallah elevated road project linking Games village with Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the main venue of the event, will not be completed even before the September 15 deadline set by chief minister Sheila Dikshit late last month.

In July, Dikshit had set August 31 as the final deadline for completing all the Games projects but extended it till September 15 following incessant rains.

"We will finish everything before commencement of the event," Principal Secretary to Chief Minister P K Tripathi told a press conference.