Volunteer woes for Commonwealth Games

Students who will be the 'face' of the mega sporting event threaten to pull out over 'bad management'

Students who will be the 'face' of the mega sporting event threaten to pull out over 'bad management'

Allegations are that they are not ready with security arrangements and even the infrastructure is yet to be put in place. But the organising committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games seems unperturbed about such details.

It seems that matters like arranging adequate toilets for the athletes and getting volunteers for managing the games are issues, which are yet to be addressed. The committee aims to get 30,000 volunteers from different walks of life to organise the mega sporting event. Out of the total 30,000 volunteers more than 5,000 were to be students.

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"Handling such a big event is not a child's play. We are trying to manage things in the best possible manner but still we need some time. In the days to come, we hope things will improve." --u00a0An official of the CWG organising committee

student volunteers have to comeu00a0 ufffd are threatening to pull out, alleging that out of the 5,915 students who got themselves registered, more than 1,000 have not been informed about the timings or dates for the interview.

They claimed that confusing SMSes are being sent to students, who have already given the interviews. Apart from this, names of registered students are also allegedly missing from the lists.

Vibhor Anand, a third year law student, who also heads a volunteer team said, "The interviews are conducted in the most unprofessional manner. I have already given the interview but I got an SMS on Wednesday that my interview is scheduled for Thursday. When I enquired, they told me that I have filled the form twice. However, I have not done so."

The first batch of around 2,000 students has already been interviewed between March 23rd and April 5th.