No water to drink in Mumbai, but enough to swim in………Sandeep Ashar
Mumbai: While the water crisis in the city worsens and household taps go dry, the BMC has decided to make municipal water available for public swimming pools.
Civic-owned pools at Mulund and in the Andheri Sports Complex were recently reopened. Both use the municipal drinking water supply for the recreational activity.
The civic administration, which had earlier disconnected water supply to private swimming pools citing the crisis in the city, justified its decision to reopen these two pools, saying swimming at public pools is an important recreational activity for the masses, many of whom cannot afford to use private pools.
Requesting anonymity, a senior civic official said the decision to keep public pools open was taken at the same time after the monsoon last year when the decision to discontinue water supply to private pools was taken.
The reopening of the two civic-owned pools — the BMC owns seven public pools in the city, most of which are closed for repairs — has brought to the fore the issue of municipal water supply being used for swimming.
On Friday, supporters of Swabhimaan Sanghathana, a non-governmental organisation led by Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh, staged a demonstration at the Andheri Sports Complex, demanding an immediate end to the “misuse” of drinking water supply. They were arrested by personnel of the Amboli police station.
Deputy municipal commissioner Dinesh Gondalia said the BMC had reduced the overall supply of water to the sports complex by 50%.
URL: Civic-owned pools at Mulund and in the Andheri Sports Complex were recently reopened. Both use the municipal drinking water supply for the recreational activity.
The civic administration, which had earlier disconnected water supply to private swimming pools citing the crisis in the city, justified its decision to reopen these two pools, saying swimming at public pools is an important recreational activity for the masses, many of whom cannot afford to use private pools.
Requesting anonymity, a senior civic official said the decision to keep public pools open was taken at the same time after the monsoon last year when the decision to discontinue water supply to private pools was taken.
The reopening of the two civic-owned pools — the BMC owns seven public pools in the city, most of which are closed for repairs — has brought to the fore the issue of municipal water supply being used for swimming.
On Friday, supporters of Swabhimaan Sanghathana, a non-governmental organisation led by Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh, staged a demonstration at the Andheri Sports Complex, demanding an immediate end to the “misuse” of drinking water supply. They were arrested by personnel of the Amboli police station.
Deputy municipal commissioner Dinesh Gondalia said the BMC had reduced the overall supply of water to the sports complex by 50%.
URL: Civic-owned pools at Mulund and in the Andheri Sports Complex were recently reopened. Both use the municipal drinking water supply for the recreational activity.
The civic administration, which had earlier disconnected water supply to private swimming pools citing the crisis in the city, justified its decision to reopen these two pools, saying swimming at public pools is an important recreational activity for the masses, many of whom cannot afford to use private pools.
Requesting anonymity, a senior civic official said the decision to keep public pools open was taken at the same time after the monsoon last year when the decision to discontinue water supply to private pools was taken.
The reopening of the two civic-owned pools — the BMC owns seven public pools in the city, most of which are closed for repairs — has brought to the fore the issue of municipal water supply being used for swimming.
On Friday, supporters of Swabhimaan Sanghathana, a non-governmental organisation led by Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh, staged a demonstration at the Andheri Sports Complex, demanding an immediate end to the “misuse” of drinking water supply. They were arrested by personnel of the Amboli police station.
Deputy municipal commissioner Dinesh Gondalia said the BMC had reduced the overall supply of water to the sports complex by 50%.