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=== Other preparation ===
In preparation for an influx of English-speaking tourists for the Games, the Delhi government is implementing a program to teach English, and the necessary skills for serving tourists, to key workers – such as cab drivers, security workers, waiters, porters, and service staff. In the two years prior to the Games 2,000 drivers were taught English. The program aims to teach 1,000 people English per month in the hope of reaching all key workers by March 2010. In addition to Delhi, the Indian Government plans to expand the program to teach people in local tourist destinations in other parts of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/travel/20080330/107541.htm|title=Lessons in English and etiquette ahead of Commonwealth Games|last=Roy|first=Rajeev Ranjan|date=2008-03-30|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref>
To prepare for the energy-usage spike during the Games and to end chronic [[power cuts]] in [[Delhi]], the government is undertaking a large power-production initiative to increase power production to 7,000 MW (from the current 4,500 MW). To achieve this goal, the government plans to streamline the power distribution process, direct additional energy to Delhi, and construct new power plants. In fact, the government has promised that by the end of 2010, Delhi will have a surplus of power.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20080321/105643.htm|title=Delhi will have surplus powe...|date=2008-03-21|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref>
In addition to physical preparation, India will offer free accommodation for all athletes at the [[Commonwealth Games Village 2010|Games Village]], as well as free transport and other benefits, such as a free trip to the famed [[Taj Mahal]] and a reserved lane for participants on selected highways.<ref name="Commonwealth Games, India">[http://www.cwgvisit.com/ Commonwealth Games, India]</ref> The [[Commonwealth Games Village 2010|Games Village]] will house over 8,000 athletes and officials for the Games. Indian states will train state police forces to handle tourist-related issues and deploy them prior to the Games.
construction and "beautification" project has resulted in the demolition of hundreds of homes and the displacement of city dwellers – at least 100,000 of New Delhi’s 160,000 homeless people have removed from shelters, some of which have been demolished.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/india.slums/index.html|title= India razes slums, leaves poor homeless|accessdate=2010-03-04 | work=CNN | date=2009-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/BUSINESS/701169964/1005|title=Poor lose before Games begin}}</ref> Bamboo screens have been erected around city slums to separate visitors from the sights of the slums,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/6043719/New-Delhi-to-hide-slums-with-bamboo-curtains-during-2010-Commonwealth-Games.html |accessdate=2010-03-04 | work=The Daily Telegraph |title=New Delhi to hide slums with bamboo 'curtains' during 2010 Commonwealth Games | location=London | first=Dean | last=Nelson | date=2009-08-17}}</ref> a practice which human rights campaigners have deemed dishonest and immoral.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/all-aboard-delhis-beggar-express-1914922.html|title=Aboard Delhi's beggar express|accessdate=2010-03-05 | work=The Independent | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Buncombe | date=2010-03-03}}</ref>
The [[Delhi High Court]] is set to implement a series of "mobile courts" to be dispatched throughout Delhi to relocate migrant beggars from Delhi streets. The mobile courts would consider each beggar on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the beggar should be sent back to his/her state of residence, or be permitted to remain in government-shelters.<ref name="indiaenews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20080507/116544.htm|title=Mobile courts suggested to make Delhi beggar-free|date=2008-05-04|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref>
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