While responding to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) query on the "inordinate delay" in approaching the Environment Ministry for getting clearance, the Urban Development Ministry said the delay was beyond the control of DDA as several agencies like the Organising Committee, Yamuna Standing Committee, Central Water Commission, Uttar Pradesh government and Central Pollution Control Board were involved and had to be approached in the process.
The Urban Development Ministry supervised and monitored the work of CPWD in construction of nine stadia of the Sports Authority of India and the Big Bore Shooting Range at Kaderpur.
It also, through DDA, was responsible for the construction of several stadia and the development of the Games Village near Akshardham Temple.
With the ministry silent on various issues in its reply, the PAC has now asked it to explain whether it had initially targeted 5009 rooms at Vasant Kunj whereas finally around 1200 rooms were delivered. (MORE)
