Updated On: 09 September, 2019 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Chetna Sadadekar
Professional swimmers and casual members alike complain about municipal swimming pool in Mulund, which is shut for over a month, and has been battling maintenance issues for over two years

The pool has not been maintained well for years now, members claimed
Authorities seem to be playing dirty pool at Mulund's Priyadarshini Sports Complex, famously known as the Kalidas Swimming Pool. The BMC-run pool has been in shambles for over two years, members claimed. The pool has now been shut to the public for over a month citing repairs. Members said they had forgotten that the colour of water in swimming pools is blue as the water in the Mulund pool had turned green years ago.
The Priyadarshini Sports Complex, which also has other sports facilities like a badminton court, boxing ring, gymnasium and a ground, has over 4,000 active members. Members of the sports club said that abrupt closing down of the pool is a regular phenomenon every year, with swimmers aiming to contest at various state and national level competitions being the worst affected.