MUMBAI: Three months after Andheri sports complex, one of the biggest BMC-run sporting facilities, was opened for public use after the pandemic, swimmers have complained about low water levels in the pool. One of the two pools is restricted for public use.
Swimmers have said that due to leakage in the pipeline connecting the pool to the filtration plant, the latter cannot be started leading to unclean water and hygiene issues. Hiren Rampura (40), a local using the pool since 2003. “There have been recurrent issues in the pool even after it underwent major renovation a few years ago. Due to this, it remains shut and swimmers are not able to use it despite paying charges,” said Rampura who represented the complex in 2012-13 at a national-level competition..