Carbon footprint calculators are likely to be installed at the Games Village and other venues in a couple of days. These calculators, also referred to as green calculators, were supposed to have been installed in time for the Games but got delayed as certain clearances did not come through.
The organising committee officials said that permission was needed for installation of the calculators from the environment ministry. The OC may get the clearance in the next couple of days. The idea behind installation of these calculators is to give people a chance to find out the carbon footprints generated by them on their way to the venue from their homes and so that they could make contribution in projects promoting green energy. The mega-event may produce 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh tonnes of greenhouse gases from October 3-14.
The organisers have been claiming that CWG 2010 are the first Green Games ever. Many venues like Thyagaraj Stadium have been designed as per green norms.
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Cops arrest auto driver for hoax call
Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Oct. 8: An autorickshaw driver, who allegedly made a hoax call of a bomb at J.N. Stadium on Wednesday evening was arrested by the police. The accused, Sant Lal, a resident of Kirti Nagar had made a PCR call on Wednesday evening. The call was declared hoax after a combing operation didn’t yield anything incriminating.
“The call was traced to west Delhi and we zeroed in on the caller. He was arrested on Thursday. During questioning, he told that he was miffed with the organisers as he was not able to get a ticket to watch a competition on Wednesday afternoon.