Delhi's most powerful politician, Sheila Dixit, has vowed that all the facilities required to stage the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be ready on time despite a warning from the Commonwealth Games Federation that a legal challenge to the construction of the athlete's village has put the city's plans in jeopardy. Ms Dixit, who is Delhi's Chief Minister or Premier, said the next Commonwealth Games "will take place" in Delhi in October 2010 and that preparations were "in full swing." She was responding to Commonwealth Games Federation coordination committee Chairman, Austin Sealy, who said on Tuesday that a dispute over the construction of the games village complex had endangered Delhi's chances of holding the games. The village is located on the bed of the Yamuna River which runs through Delhi and local conservationists claim its construction will cause environmental damage and deplete the water table. A public interest group filed a case in the Delhi High Court calling for a halt to construction. The court stopped short of halting the construction but appointed a specialist committee to investigate the complaints and oversee construction activities. If the committee recommends major changes to the village it could compromise preparations. However, Mrs Dixit said all necessary permissions have already been granted and there were no grounds for changes to the village. "We have all the answers to the [litigation]. The work had begun after getting all clearances," she said. Mr Sealy also raised concerns over a delay in starting construction of a new velodrome that will be used for the competition. Dr Lalit Bhanot, Secretary General of the 2010 games organising committee, downplayed the Commonwealth Games Federation's warnings and said Delhi would stage the best Commonwealth Games so far. He admitted a future "adverse finding" by the court on the games village would affect preparations but he is still sure all construction will be completed on target. Dr Bhanot said 90 per cent of the infrastructure for the games would be finished by the end of 2009, about 10 months before the Opening Ceremony. "There is going to be no problem at all," he told the Herald . "There is no delay as far as the construction is concerned, that's for sure." The games village, which is being built adjacent to Delhi's giant Akshardham Hindu temple on Yamuna River bed, will house around 8,500 athletes and officials during the Delhi Games from October 3 to 14, 2010. The apartments will then be sold off as exclusive residences. The construction of the village has also been plagued by allegations that building contractors have not treated workers properly. Earlier this year there were reports of an outbreak of serious diseases in the crowded temporary camps built for labourers on the construction site. Delhi's chronic shortage of hotel rooms is another challenge for the games organisers. Tourism authorities have announced that some visitors to Delhi during the games may have to be accommodated in special tents. There is also suspicion that Delhi's overstretched transport systems will not cope during the games period.