Narendra Modi pitches Ahmedabad for 2024 Olympics, to submit plan to IOC

[vsdave2302]

Bhakt shooo........

Hey why did you not word like chutiya or even worse. Heart change?

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Hey why did you not word like chutiya or even worse. Heart change?

My quota for the day is done

 

[vsdave2302]

My quota for the day is done

You can continue tomorrow.

 

[kadamba-warrior]

Yes the CWG.. The point is it was a massive failure, And that black mark is something India has to deal with when they bid for these mega events.. I dont agree with some of these arguments about hosting Olympics will miraculously start producing world class athletes in India.. And thats not just a case for India.. It's a case for any country.. You need to have a ingrained sporting culture and grass root development .. Not billions of dollars of Infrastructure and advertising promotions

Black mark on India? Hold on there, mate! CWG was made out to be much worse than it actually was - only because of the vocal India media highlighting and hounding the blatantly corrupt officials and the incompetent/indecisive government not able to do anything about it.

Was there massive corruption involved? Of course! Could it have been planned/managed better? Certainly! But was it the worst managed sporting event? Far from it!

Rhetoric like "black mark on India" don't do justice to how the event itself actually turned out in the end despite all the bad planning and management.

Take for example the much celebrated Indian F1.. Sporting pundits predicted the next big motor racing nation would be India two years down the line not only have they lost the hosting rights but not even come close producing driver capable of that level.. Though Bernie Eccelstone laughed his way to the bank.. Being great sports fans does not necessarily make you great sportspersons

Can you develop sporting culture without Olympics? Of course, yes! But then again, to suggest that hosting Olympics will do no good for sporting culture in the host nation is ludicrous.

On topic:
Even I think 2024 is too early for India to host Olympics when we should be concentrating on developing the economy, and I suspect even an able administrator like Modi will be hard-pressed to focus on Economy if he had the distractions of hosting Olympics!

 

[Gibbs]

Black mark on India? Hold on there, mate! CWG was made out to be much worse than it actually was - only because of the vocal India media highlighting and hounding the blatantly corrupt officials and the incompetent/indecisive government not able to do anything about it.

Was there massive corruption involved? Of course! Could it have been planned/managed better? Certainly! But was it the worst managed sporting event? Far from it!

Rhetoric like "black mark on India" don't do justice to how the event itself actually turned out in the end despite all the bad planning and management.



Can you develop sporting culture without Olympics? Of course, yes! But then again, to suggest that hosting Olympics will do no good for sporting culture in the host nation is ludicrous.

On topic:
Even I think 2024 is too early for India to host Olympics when we should be concentrating on developing the economy, and I suspect even an able administrator like Modi will be hard-pressed to focus on Economy if he had the distractions of hosting Olympics!

Like i keep reiterating.. the damage was done before even the games began.. And that damage is significant when it comes to bids like Olympics.. IOC will never take a chance

Well as for the second part of you comment, i'm basically in agreement with you

 

[dray]

Ok.. Good to be optimistic but should he get ahead of himself ? CWG was a disaster, Would IOC members be convinced to give India a chance ? Dont think so

CWG event was not a disaster, but the financial scams in the background were, the event was successfully held.

Let's hope it is not going to be anything like the 2010 commenwealth games in Delhi, we all know how that went. Shambles.

The event was as successful as any other event.

 

[OrionHunter]

> Rs 100 thousand crores! I think Modi's lost it!

 

[Abingdonboy]

2024 is too soon IMHO, the next seven years will see a semi-miracle occur in terms of Indian development, infrastructure and economic growth but it would still be better to bid for the 2028 games giving India plenty of time to get in a position to host them and do it well.

A shame that Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore aren't being proposed as the host cities, I've got nothing against Ahmedabad but if the olympics are going to be held they should be held in a tier one city to showcase India to the world, Ahmedabad is hardly one of India's showcase cities (in terms of size and significance- it has very decent infrastructure for sure).


IF they are going to bid for it every aspect of the bid needs to be well thought out and completed to perfection so there needs to be long run up period where the infrastructure is completed well ahead of time but more importantly the GoI needs to place a lot of importance in the "legacy" of the games in terms of the sports people that will be taking part, This should be a defining moment in India's sporting history and thus aside from pumping in billions on stadiums which is easy, the GoI needs to pump in tens, if not hundreds, of millions on developing a generation of world class sportsmen and women in India.

 

[uparyupari]

> Rs 100 thousand crores! I think Modi's lost it!

I suspect he understands more about Indian economy than you do

Are you aware that Tourism contributes as much as 6.77% to India’s total Gross Domestic Product, directly and indirectly ?

That is 6.77 % of 6.776 Trillion $ in PPP Terms (since Tourism money does not involve any $ purchase, only sale)

Or 6.77 % of 6,776 BILLION $ i.e ~ 460 BILLION $ per year or Rs. 28 Thousand Crores per year.

Tourism Industry is as big as the IT - BPO Industry combined.

In terms of employment, Direct share of employment in tourism service industries is 4.4% and if indirect share is also included, this goes up to 10.2% of India's TOTAL Employment opportunity.

And do you know under the congress regime, how the Tourism Industry Grew ? Here is the figure of growth of foreign tourist into India.

Now compare this to other counties,

Even freaking Vietnam and UAE gets more Tourists than India.


Now here is how Olympics economy helps the host nation,

London 2012 Olympics 'have boosted UK economy by £9.9bn' - BBC News

 

[ganesh177]

wtf with ahmedabad ?
Everything has to happen in gujrat.
We elected a pm for india or gujrat ?

 

[uparyupari]

wtf with ahmedabad ?
Everything has to happen in gujrat.
We elected a pm for india or gujrat ?

The only two state who can pull an even of this size is either Gujarat or AP due to Chandrababu Naidu. (without major Scam and efficiently)

Besides in Gujarat, Modi will have direct control and access to ensure success. He has eyes and ears on the ground all over Gujarat, no need for IB

Most importantly, Gujarat is ONE OF THE SAFEST State in India. That is what all Tourists want.

 

[OrionHunter]

I suspect he understands more about Indian economy than you do

Are you aware that Tourism contributes as much as 6.77% to India’s total Gross Domestic Product, directly and indirectly ?

That is 6.77 % of 6.776 Trillion $ in PPP Terms (since Tourism money does not involve any $ purchase, only sale)

Or 6.77 % of 6,776 BILLION $ i.e ~ 460 BILLION $ per year or Rs. 28 Thousand Crores per year.

Tourism Industry is as big as the IT - BPO Industry combined.

In terms of employment, Direct share of employment in tourism service industries is 4.4% and if indirect share is also included, this goes up to 10.2% of India's TOTAL Employment opportunity.

And do you know under the congress regime, how the Tourism Industry Grew ? Here is the figure of growth of foreign tourist into India.

Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and a former chief economist at the Cabinet Office, said attributing the economic benefits to the Olympics was "a little far-fetched to say the least".

The Federation of Small Businesses said the impact of the Games had been a disappointment.
"The contracts we were expecting really didn't materialise," said national policy chairman Mike Cherry.

And then, how much is going to go into the pockets of politicians, bureaucrats, and party coffers to fund the next elections? These guys must have started drooling already at the very thought of raking in the moolah!

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Bold Initiative. And good to see focus shift from Delhi

This is idiotic. What happens to the thousands of crore already spent on creating sports infrastructure in New Delhi. ??

If India does really make such an submission, I really hope we lose it. We should never host an Olympic games, until unless we are guaranteed of 50 medals.

Bold Initiative. And good to see focus shift from Delhi

Nope. If true its really a idiotic decision. What happens to the thousands of crores invested in Delhi?

And moreover we shouldnt even think of hosting Olympic events until unless our athletes start winning atleast 50 medals. We should be strong in sports before hosting here.

If application is made, I sincerely hope its rejected in IOC. After visiting China, I am convinced no Indian city is international standards in traffic management or hygiene. We can host in 2050

 

[uparyupari]

Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and a former chief economist at the Cabinet Office, said attributing the economic benefits to the Olympics was "a little far-fetched to say the least".

The Federation of Small Businesses said the impact of the Games had been a disappointment.
"The contracts we were expecting really didn't materialise," said national policy chairman Mike Cherry.

And then, how much is going to go into the pockets of politicians, bureaucrats, and party coffers to fund the next elections? These guys must have started drooling already at the very thought of raking in the moolah!

The building of infrastructure alone will boost the Economy. Nations get access to cheap loans for building Olympic infrastructure, like support infrastructure projects, including subways, train lines, bus corridors, and road and airport upgrades. Interest rates in the range of 4-6%.

Infrastructure in Brazil: How Brazil’s Development Bank Used Project Finance to Fund the 2014 FIFA World Cup - Credit Analytic Solutions | Credit Analytic Solutions

Now about the impact on the Economy,

Economic impact study of Boston 2024 Olympics finds positive impact, potential risks

It found that the Games would create more than 24,000 job-years of construction employment and about $4 billion in economic impact in the six years leading up the Games, along with about 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in economic impact from Game operations and about $514 million in added tourism income (and 4,300 jobs) in 2024.


Now this is just the Direct impact of Tourism, the Indirect effect of tourism is an additional 2X that.


If Politicians want to make money, they do not need Olympics. 2G scam and Coal Gate is more than enough

 

[Soulspeek]

Its the bad luck for Indian politics. Modi ji is forgetting that he is not the CM of Gujarat but PM of India. He seems to be partial towards Gujarat with Sardar Patel statue and all.

Earlier Bihari Rail ministers always made sure that all big ticket projects of Railways went to Bihar. Almost 70% of all newly announced trains passed through Bihar.

why ahmedabad ??? Modi needs to be indifferent and shouldn't give personal priority to his state... he is a PM now...