The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ms. Ambika Soni on Monday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Main Press Centre (MPC) and International Broadcast Centre (IBC) for XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, reports ddinews.
Speaking on the occasion Ms. Soni said that MPC had been completed in the stipulated time and the project did not entail any cost overrun.
The MPC will be operational on 23 September for the national and international Press.
The largest Press Centre in the history of the Commonwealth Games will have many world-class facilities for the visiting journalists.
The centre will be run by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
The facilities at the Main Press Centre are example of successful partnership between Government, PSU and the Private Sector.
A dedicated workforce of around 1,000 people will run the Press Operations at the MPC and across all the venues during the Games.
The MPC will work 24 hours from 1-15 October.
Soni also inaugurated the International Broadcasting Centre of the host broadcaster Doordarshan in the Games Village.
Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli and Doordarshan D.G Aruna Sharma were also present on the occasion.
