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'Cleanest ever' - Ecological code for Commonwealth Games released
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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, with MoS for External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor and Delhi Games Organising Committee Chairman, Suresh Kalmadi unveiling the "Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Ecological Code" in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, with MoS for External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor and Delhi Games Organising Committee Chairman, Suresh Kalmadi unveiling the "Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Ecological Code" in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

Releasing the Code, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the CWG in Delhi will be the "cleanest ever" in the history of the Games and government as well as the organising committee are taking various measures like massive plantation of saplings, energy conservation and other steps.


Delhi 2010 Ecological Code targets to minimise the carbon footprint of the event by taking various environment friendly measures like waste management, energy efficiency and planting of saplings.

The document provides tangible targets for ensuring the event is carbon neutral with a focus on totally offsetting the carbon footprint.

Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi said the release of ecolog

ical code is part of their commitment to create a benchmark for other multi-disciplinary sporting events in the future.

Speaking at the function, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said the ecological code will go a long way in enriching the Green Games concept.

He said the document has been diligently prepared to make the event a memorable sporting extravaganza.

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(Published 17 February 2010, 12:56 IST)