The chief of the Commonwealth Games due to open in the Indian capital in October said yesterday he was willing to face any probe into allegations of corruption and mismanagement dogging the event.

“I am prepared to face any scrutiny by (Comptroller and Auditor General) CAG or even a judicial probe for all financial transactions being reported by the media,” said Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the Games organising committee.

An Indian anti-corruption body reported it had found a host of problems with construction work, including the use of poor-quality materials and dubious contracts.

The Central Vigilance Commission’s chief technical examiner inspected 15 sites around New Delhi and found a number of irregularities and suspect practices by contractors and public bodies.

India’s media also reported that the British government had raised questions about suspect sums being transferred from the organising committee to a British-based firm.

Kalmadi said all financial transactions had been carried out with the approval of various finance committees and he did not have any individual say in these matters.

“The financial procedures at the organising committee are well laid down and transparent,” he said, adding that each finance committee had government representatives on board.