Filthy Conditions at the Commonwealth Games

The whole area of the Commonwealth Games may look great at first, but upon further inspection one can unveil the horrors that lie within. Many of the common folk were hired to build the infrastructure for the games. Unfortunately the organization responsible for the work, the Delhi Development Authority, didn't care at all about the workers' living and working conditions. Unsightly chunks of feces can be found all over the Games village. The workers there lived in conditions not fit for human living. Almost everything and everywhere was unsanitary and unsafe to boot. Practically everything was bad: Bad hygiene, unclean environment, deficiency of modern sanitation. There weren't enough toilets and nobody cleans the toilets. Living quarters are also very cramped. Some may view this as typical because this is how most of the poor lived.

To keep the view of the games palatable to the foreign public, Indian officials are trying desperately to keep these issues out of the spotlight by declaring them as minor issues. The reponse of the officials and the deplorable conditions of the workers suggest that corruption might be involved. Regardless, there's a double standard, even amongst the poor workers. They worry more about the foreign athelete's safety than their own well being.


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