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| October 2, 2010 | With tight security in place, MHA issues advisory for CWG visitors | | New Delhi: A day ahead of the opening ceremony of XIX Commonwealth Games to be held in the capital, the government has put in place adequate security arrangements for the security of all. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) on Saturday said, "Adequate security arrangements have been put in place
to provide security to the sportspersons, officials, spectators, invitees, volunteers
and workforce as well as to the entire city of Delhi." Along with the tickets,
the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games has circulated Do's and Don'ts
for ticket-holders. On Saturday evening, issuing an advisory for the general public,
the MHA reiterated the Do's and Don'ts related to the Games and also stated that
all those visiting the Games venues should also observe some guidelines. As per
the guidelines, it has been requested to all visitors to the Commonwealth Games,
that to reach the venue on time and be in your seat before the start of the competition,
one should plan well in advance taking into account the possible traffic. The
visitors have been asked that the sooner they reach the venue, the quicker they
will be able to reach their seats. They should be prepared to wait in a queue.
It has been stated that closer to the time of the start of the competition, the
number of ticket-holders and invitees may be more and the queue may be longer.
All visitors have been asked to carry their tickets or accreditation cards (together
with the ticket) without fail, as nobody will be admitted without a ticket or
an accreditation card (together with the ticket). The guidelines also state that
Flap Barriers and RF readers have been installed to "read" the ticket and the
accreditation card. If the reading shows the ticket or accreditation card as 'invalid',
a second attempt would be made, and if the second attempt too showed the ticket
or the accreditation card as 'invalid', the person would not be admitted. In addition,
every person will be frisked and checked. The MHA's advisory states that it is
possible that the flap barrier or the RF reader may fail sometimes, for a few
minutes, owing to technological glitches. In such a case, the security personnel
will do a thorough manual check of the person, the ticket and the accreditation
card and you must be prepared to subject yourself to the manual check. In addition,
every person will be frisked and checked. If there is a manual check of ticket-holders/accreditation
card holders, it's been informed that the wait in the queue may get longer. All
visitors have been advised to kindly put up with the inconvenience patiently.
Visitors, for the Opening and Closing ceremonies, have been requested to take
the seat according to the 'block', 'row' and 'number' printed on the ticket. For
the other Games events the visitors will be guided to the 'block' mentioned on
your ticket, in which you must take your seat. It has been requested to abide
by the guidance that will be provided by the ushers. The guidelines also state
that only a few vehicles/cars with authorised 'vehicle access passes' will be
allowed to go up to the designated points in the games venues. "If you are travelling
by a car with an authorised 'vehicle access pass', you will be required to alight
at a designated point. You must walk the remaining distance to the entry gates."
As some games venues have designated parking lots, if the visitor's vehicle/car
has an authorised 'vehicle access pass', the vehicle/car will be allowed to be
parked at the designated parking lot. "Your vehicle/car must be parked in the
designated parking lot in accordance with the directions given by the security
personnel." Visitors have also been advised to be prepared to walk to the designated
parking lot to get into their vehicles by the end of the competition/game, you
must. Visitors travelling by vehicles which do not have a 'vehicle access pass'
have been advised to use the Park & Ride or the Park & Walk schemes. Citizens
have been requested to use public transport as far as possible and advised not
to carry items which figure on the restricted list. The Ministry of Home Affairs'
advisory states that the Do's and Dont's and these 'Guidelines' will apply to
every visitor and there will be no relaxation and no exception will be made in
any case. All are requested to cooperate.
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