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BMC mulls over membership fee hike for Dadar pool

There is a huge rush to apply for membership to the renovated Dadar swimming pool.

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There is a huge rush to apply for membership to the renovated Dadar swimming pool.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently opened the Mahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool to the public. To cope with the increasing number of people wanting membership to the pool, the BMC is planning to increase the fee.

“The BMC is planning to double the membership number and also increase the fees. After the proposal is drafted, it should be approved by the civic administration and then it would be implemented,” said civic sources.

At present, the membership fee is Rs2,810 for one year.
The pool has 2,500 members. Its capacity has now been increased and it can accommodate 10,000 members in batches. Last week, the BMC distributed 1,000 forms for new members but the queue for membership is getting longer.

According to a source, the only solution is to double the fee. “Otherwise, it will be a mess and the BMC will not be able to manage the crowd,” said an employee of the Dadar swimming pool.

The renovated pool has a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool and a cluster of three pools — a 16-ft pool built exclusively for diving, a recreational pool and a shallow pool for children. The swimming pool complex has a gallery with a seating capacity of 600.

The pools have been under renovation for the past two years. The BMC has spent Rs20 crore for its renovation.

Meanwhile, the city will get one more Olympic-size swimming pool soon.

The municipal corporation  is planning to renovate General Arun Kumar Vaidya Swimming Pool at Chembur which is closed for many years. The cost of renovation would be about Rs12 crore.

Architect Chetan Raikar has design the proposed swimming pool.
“We are planning to start work from December1 and will complete the work in 18 months,” said Rahul Shewale, civic standing committee chairman.

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