Archive · 2 Aug 2025
MP Swimming Pool Remains Unused Due to Poor Planning, Official Says
In Burhanpur, a swimming pool built for over 1.5 crore rupees has never been used because it leaks and doesn't have water.
The government approved the project in 2011, and now they're investigating why the pool was built where there was no water.
The committee is looking into who made the mistake and why action wasn't taken faster.
Now, the government is trying to figure out who's responsible for building a pool that can't be used.
A swimming pool in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, remains unused years after construction.
The project was approved in 2011 and cost over Rs 1.5 crore.
The pool has not been used due to leakage in the tank and lack of a water source.
An inquiry committee has been formed to determine responsibility for the errors.
Show cause notices were issued for delays in investigation and inaction.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh government and the Burhanpur Municipal Corporation.
- What
- A swimming pool was built without a water source and remains unused.
- When
- The project was approved in 2011 and the government admitted this on July 22, 2025.
- Where
- Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The pool could not be used due to a lack of water source and tank leakage.
- Project Cost
- Rs 151.06 lakh (approx. 1.5 crore)
- Approval Year
- 2011
- Location
- Burhanpur
- Current Status
- Unused due to water leakage and lack of water source.
- Investigation Committee
- Formed to determine responsibility
