Preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are being faulted on many counts, but the world class toilets put up for international delegates of the games federation certainly could not have stoked these doubts.
A night before the departure of the delegates, the tourism department organised a cultural fiesta at the majestic Qutub Minar. Earlier the complex used to house grimy and ill-maintained toilets. But when federation chief Michael Fennell and vice-patron Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, walked into the washrooms, they were floored by the fixtures and squeaky clean floors.
Needless to say, the praise was lavish.
A prominent member of the organising committee believes this show possibly convinced delegates of the 71 member countries that Delhi was indeed capable of hosting the Games.
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