(CNN) -- National teams stepped up their criticisms Wednesday of hygiene and security at the Commonwealth Games in India, as organizers were forced to deal with more damage at one of the venues.
Parts of a false ceiling at the weightlifting venue in New Delhi came off overnight, said Rajendra Kalla, a superintendent engineer at India's Central Public Works Department. Nine ceiling tiles fell to the floor, and Kalla described the damage as minor.
It happened at the same venue -- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium -- where a bridge collapse Tuesday injured 27 people.
Those structural problems came on top of concerns about security and hygiene, mainly at the athletes' village, which has room for some 8,500 athletes.
Scottish officials said they are delaying the departure of their first team of 41 athletes and staff for the games because of concerns "that a significant part of the athletes' village residential zone is far from finished and nowhere near an acceptable standard in terms of health, safety, and hygiene".
The village is "uninhabitable" and "filthy," not secure, and there are stray dogs around, Michael Cavanagh, chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland, told Sky News. A meeting was taking place Wednesday between Scottish team leaders and organizers to try to resolve the problems, he said.
Cavanagh said he hoped the delay would give organizers more time to address the concerns. The games are due to begin on October 3.
About 6,500 athletes from 71 teams -- mostly from countries of the former British Empire -- are due to travel to India for the games and will play in newly built or renovated stadia. India, the Commonwealth's most populous nation, is hosting the event for the first time.
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