BMC’s five new swimming pools set to make a splash in August

The BMC will rope in contractors for security and maintenance of the pools.

Earlier this year, the civic body completed works on two new pools in Malad and Dahisar. These pools are located at Chacha Nehru Garden in Malad (west) and Gyandhara Garden in Dahisar.

Besides these, the BMC has a swimming pool at Dadar (Shivaji Park), Kandivli, Dahisar, Mulund, Chembur and Ghatkopar. Out of these pools, two are Olympic-sized and meet the international standards for swimming.

Seeking to augment the number of recreational spaces in the city, the civic body had proposed to construct new pools in 2018. With the outbreak of the pandemic, the pace of the work slowed down. Earlier in 2022, the civic body had opened the swimming pool in Kandivali, which was set to be opened during the summer of 2020.

These upcoming recreational spaces will drive the total number of civic body-run pools up to 13.

For the record, in December, the BMC had initiated monthly and quarterly membership schemes for citizens in the swimming pools. Earlier, citizens could take only annual membership. The BMC has also initiated an online website through which citizens can avail membership of the swimming pools directly and there is a facility of waitlisted candidates in the system.