City Clears Out Urban Poor For Sports

The Government of Delhi clears several slums on the banks of the Yamuna river to make way for the athletes housing for the 2010 commonwealth games.

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October 22, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

By injunplanna

In the last two years, more than a quarter of a million people have had their homes demolished along the banks of the Yamuna.

The city authorities plan to make Delhi completely slum-free in time for the arrival of thousands of foreign athletes and spectators for the next Commonwealth Games, due to be held here in 2010.

"World class city" is a phrase you often hear associated with the forthcoming tournament.

FULL STORY: Slum dispute over Commonwealth Game

Saturday, October 21, 2006 in BBC News

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