Commonwealth games deploy Langur monkey for securityFrom Wednesday, 10 langurs will be put on duty outside Games venues in the Indian capital, with the boxing and hockey stadiums seen as particularly vulnerable to monkey misbehavior, an official said.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has a regular team of 28 langurs which are used to scare away their weaker brethren in VIP areas of the city, but 10 more have been brought in from the neighbouring state of Rajasthan.
Four of them will be posted outside the boxing complex with their handlers, while another four will patrol the hockey complex. Two have been kept in reserve to respond in the event of an 
emergency.
"They are there for the monkey problem. They will be moving outside the stadiums," Devender Prasad, an inspector from the enforcement department of the NDMC, told AFP.
While 100,000 security guards have been deployed to counter potential threats from militants, authorities here have turned to rented to thwart any monkey threat to the starting on Sunday.
Monkeys are a menace in some parts of the Indian capital, especially east Delhi, and one such attack in 2007 led to the death of the then deputy mayor S S Bajwa who fell from a terrace and eventually succumbed to injuries. 
The grey langur, a giant monkey with a black face, is a popular antidote to the monkey threat and the (NDMC) is using the old trick to scare away the primates.
The langurs are a common feature in some of the office buildings in Delhi and most of the trainers hail from the state of Rajasthan.
Apart from monkeys, rats are a major concern in the city but the Municipal Corporation of Delhi launched a drive, armed with 600 rat traps and 100kg of rat-killers, to clear the venues of the rodents.
Delhi is also reeling under a dengue fever outbreak with more than 3,000 cases reported so far this year.
Stagnant pools at some of the Games venues were found breeding mosquitoes and the organisers released mosquito-eating fish in the water at the Games Village and are carrying out daily fogging there
As the Commonwealth Games is at the peak, the first hop-on-hop-off bus service was flagged off by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday, Sep 27 to offer Commonwealth Games visitors “perfect introduction” to Delhi.
points on the way,” said another official.
Provision of CWG Lanes
Delhi Traffic Police to provide dedicated lanes on all identified routes.
Dedicated lanes will be provided from the Airport to the Games Village and Games family hotels.
Dedicated lanes will also be provided from Games Village to competition venues.
As Games Family Hotels are located
Management of CWG Lanes
CWG lanes will have a distinct identity by marking the roads with a distinct colour and Games Logo.
The lanes will generally be on extreme right except on certain stretches.
Intersection management –The games traffic will be facilitated by manual regulation of traffic at important intersections.
Duration –The lanes will be operational throughout the Games period.
Time of Operation will be notified on daily basis depending on the schedule of events.
MODALITIES OF GAMES LANE
It has been decided that at most of the roads Games lane will be along the Central Verge (bothsides) exept at a few places.
Arrows will be painted every 200 meters.
Base of the lane will be dark blue. The logos of CWG will be in white and there will be yellow line on both sides.
Where ever there is a lane change, it will be marked as lane changing zone, left to right or right to Left.
Lane changing zones will have signages at four different stages.
Regulation & Enforcement of CWG Lanes
Deployment of manpower
Traffic officers
Lane monitors
Motorcycle patrolling
Volunteers
Mass awareness campaign through media.
SMS alert service
Web Site
Newspaper, TV & Radio.
Face book and Twitter
Mode of segregation.
Road markings and Signages.
Physical segregation with bollards & barricades etc. where necessary.
Use of onsite & mobile public address system.
Punitive Measures
Notification for fine of Rs. 2000/ impounding of vehicle under the existing legal provisions for enforcing lane segregation.
OBJECTIVES
airports, railway stations, ISBTs, hotels and places of tourists interest etc.
Traffic Management Plan for Games Traffic
Dedicated Commonwealth Games lane.
Routes:-
Airport to Games Village.
Games Village to Competition Venues.
Games Family Hotels to Competition Venues (via Central Spine).
Park & Ride and Park & Walk schemes.
Route and Traffic diversion for road events.
Drop off & Pick-up points for spectators.
Pedestrian corridors to venues.
The Commonwealth Express, a special exhibition train designed to promote the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, will reach to reach capital on Wednesday August 25 on the Kerala leg of its nation-wide journey.
The train also has Exhibition on wheels showcases Commonwealth Games memorabilia Exhibition open for public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 25 and 26.
The train that was flagged off from Delhi on June 24 has 11 coaches – five of which feature rare Commonwealth Games memorabilia, and six of which are devoted to showcasing Information Technology.
The train, which is coming from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, will halt here for two days before proceeding to Kollam on August 27 and to Ernakulam on August 28. The exhibition will be open for public on these dates from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. After August 28, the train will return to Delhi via Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
“By endorsing ICT through Commonwealth Express, Indian Railways has taken the initiative of spreading the essence of IT to the citizens who are not yet exposed to the opportunities generated by the sector. We are also leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Kerala's IT journey is highlighted through this exhibition,” Rathan Kelkar, Director, Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM) told a press conference.
“Indian Railways' e-governance initiatives are commendable, like e-ticketing and Corporate Wide Information System (CWIS). It is a role model for other organisations in implementing e-governance successfully,” said Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark.
The Commonwealth Express is being run jointly by the Ministry of Railways through its Railway Sports Promotion Board and the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology.
M. Nanda Kumar, Director, Department of Information and Public Relations; Korath V. Mathew, Director, Akshaya; and Elizabeth Sherly, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala, were present at the press conference.
