India's Sports Minister will head the apex committee for conducting the games while the [[Indian Olympic Association]] president [[Suresh Kalmadi]] will head the organising committee. The dates of games are not fixed, though it is confirmed that the games will be held either in October or November.
The advertising campaign for the games was revealed on the [[26 March]], [[2006]], right after the [[Transfer of the Flag]] from the Mayor of [[Melbourne]] to the Mayor of [[Delhi]].
The [[triathlon]] appears likely to be excluded from these games as there is no suitable location for the swimming stage [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3629634a1823,00.html]. The organisers have also proposed axing [[basketball]] but want to include [[archery]], [[tennis]], and [[billiards]] and [[snooker]] for men. [[Cricket]], although in strong demand, may not make a come-back as the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] were not keen on a [[Twenty20]] tournament, but the organisers did not want a [[One day tournament]] [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/234191.html].
[[Indian Rugby Football Union]] officials are helping the Games Committee in the organisation of building a [[rugby union]]-specific stadium. [http://www.skalmadi.org/story/2004/6/20/34739/9832]
In addition to new sports facilities, the entire city is to be given a facelift, including new roads, modernisation and increase in [[public transport]], new [[power plant]]s etc. The estimated amount to be poured into the city to ready in time for the 2010 games is about $17.5 billion.
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How far this impact of the Commonwealth Games on tourism will be felt can only be determined after this great sporting event, scheduled for October 2010, comes into full spirited force; bringing along with the pleasures of the games, a greater scope for allied industries and ministries that look towards sports tourism as a smart card to enhance their own lot.
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