Games safety proof delivered: Organisers

Indian officials say they have delivered proof that all of the sporting venues are safe to operate for the Commonwealth Games.

Only nine days remain before thousands of athletes start arriving to New Delhi and just over four weeks are left before the Games kick-off from October 3-14.

The Indian government and its Organising Committee (OC) have been under intense pressure after reports emerged of substandard construction on the venues and corrupt behaviour to hide faults.

Late on Monday, the OC announced it had delivered all completion certificates for all 17 sporting venues and the athletes village to Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper.

"We got copies of the completion certificates given by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to the venue owners today and, as promised, handed them over to Mr Hooper," OC chief executive Suresh Kalmadi said in a statement from Delhi late on Monday.

"We are confident that the Commonwealth Games Federation and its members will be satisfied."

Last weekend, Hooper told AAP he had received occupancy certificates for only the athletes village and three of the venues.

He expected the rest of the certificates this week.

In late July, India's anti-corruption watchdog threatened to derail preparations for the Games by citing suspected dodgy building practices and making accusations that construction firms had inflated their costs.

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) inspected 15 roadway projects and sporting venues and found substandard concrete and steel works.

The watchdog also revealed that regulatory approvals for the work had been forged.

Hooper said on Sunday that he trusted the government to provide the CGF with legitimate proof that the venues are of sound construction and safe to occupy.

But he was still trying to work out if the occupancy certificates where the documentation that the CGF were after.

"I assume that's what is required," Hooper said.

"It's just a language thing. Do you call them building certificates or occupancy certificates?"

The Indian government has given a deadline of September 15 for final work on all of the venues to be completed.

The deadline follows many similar deadlines over the past year that construction firms have failed to meet.

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has recent said she would pray to that recent monsoon rains would subside and the Games will be a success.

- AAP