Lawyers demand re-opening of swimming pool

AURANGABAD: The advocates swimming association on Thursday urged the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation to open its Siddhartha swimming pool for public at the earliest. The civic body has closed the pool for the past several months.

Satish Varma, secretary of the association, said theAMC had been doing repair work of the pool from February 2013. "We have repeatedly urged the administration to speed up the work and open the pool for public. Every time the authorities say that the repair work is in the final stages and that it will open in 15-20 days. It is one of the best pools in the city," he said.

Abhay Deshmukh, manager of the Siddhartha swimming pool, said that the pool was closed only for repairs.

"The facility was started in May 1994 and since then we never closed it. However, the pool has now developed technical problems in its water filter system, besides leakages in some parts. The work is going on and it will be soon over," he said.

Deshmukh added that the pool would be opened by the end of December.

The pool is located in the heart of the city on the premises of Siddhartha Garden and Zoo.

The Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University's pool on its campus is also non-operational for the past four years.

Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Lawyers-demand-re-opening-of-swimming-pool/articleshow/26980755.cms

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