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India helping Glasgow with CWG security

CEO of Glasgow 2014 David Grevemberg said on Monday that a special team of the Scotland Police had visited Delhi for a formal knowledge-sharing programme on security arrangements.
India helping Glasgow with CWG security
LONDON: India has helped Scotland in planning for the security of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Delhi hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the next one is to take place in July at Glasgow (Scotland) this year.
CEO of Glasgow 2014 David Grevemberg said on Monday that a special team of the Scotland Police had visited Delhi for a formal knowledge-sharing programme on security arrangements that need to be made for the Games which are exactly 107 days away.

"We have taken extensive knowledge around security from the organisers of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. There has been information sharing on intelligence and security matters around the upcoming Games between Glasgow and Delhi. A formal observation programmes saw Scottish police officers visit Delhi to discuss security issues," Grevemberg said.
Grevemberg was all praise for the way India hosted the Games and said it placed India as the next big "emerging country". "The theme for Delhi 2010 was to show an emerging India. The theme for Glasgow 2013 is to show regeneration – regenerating Scotland’s economy and prosperity," he added.
Recalling the learnings from Delhi 2010, Grevemberg said "It truly brought to the fore the importance social media has in modern day. We learnt from Delhi that social media campaigns were vital for the success of the Games. We realised that the digital age had arrived and hence we have used twitter and facebook extensively. We saw its success in the drive to get volunteers for the games – we received 50811 applications for 15,000 volunteering positions".
Glasgow 2014 will see 17 sports being represented. The Games will take place over 11 days – from July 23 to August 3.
On October 14, 2010, Glasgow became the official host of the 2014 CWG.
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is estimated to sell an estimated 1 million tickets to some 250 medal events.
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