Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Mumbai to Privatize Swimming Pools to Cut Costs, Boost Participation
The city of Mumbai wants to team up with private companies to run some of its swimming pools.
This plan involves giving eight pools to private companies, hoping to save money and get more people using the pools.
The BMC is hoping to save a lot of money, improve the facilities, and make the pools available for longer hours.
The plan is to assess how well this will work and then decide whether to move forward with the PPP model for other pools.
There will also be training classes that are subsidized for the underprivileged children.
BMC plans to hand over eight swimming pools to private operators under a PPP model.
The initiative aims to cut costs and boost public participation.
Membership fees will remain unchanged.
Private operators will extend operating hours and offer subsidized training.
BMC is assessing the feasibility of the PPP model and a revenue-sharing structure.
- Who
- BMC
- What
- Plans to hand over 8 swimming pools to private operators under a PPP model
- When
- Within a month, once feasibility is assessed
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To cut costs, boost public participation, and improve facilities
- Pools for PPP
- 8 (1 Olympic, 7 smaller)
- Membership Fees
- Unchanged
- Pools' Capacity
- Underutilized, with thousands of vacant memberships
- Cost Savings
- Anticipated crores of rupees annually
- Subsidized Training
- For underprivileged children
- Operating Hours
- Extended to midnight
