Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 2 -- * Swimming Pool at Saraswathipuram shut since a week

* VC, Physical Education Director indulge in mudslinging

* Bone of contention is over chlorine used to treat the pool water

The financial crunch at over a century old University of Mysore (UoM) is evident yet again, with the UoM Swimming Pool at Saraswathipuram shut, due to alleged lack of funds to buy chlorine to keep the pool water intact.

It has been close to a week since the pool is closed, leaving the regulars and budding swimmers in a state of lurch. The University Swimming Pool is also a landmark destination, attracting over 400 swimmers, including the amateurs daily. It functions in six batches three each in the morning and evening hours, apart from ...