It's a pool-full of mess out here

PUNE: Lack of co-ordination among various government departments and improper follow-up has prevented the Pune police from regulating the city’s swimming pools.
Although the police had prepared rules and regulations for swimming pools in 2002, following a spate of drowning incidents, they are yet be enforced. The police had made licences mandatory for pool managements.
Joint commissioner of police M.S.Maheshgauri told TNN that it will take another month to enforce the rules. Although a set of rules was sent to the government press for publication in the official gazette on April 16, they were published only on June 13, the police said. Interestingly, the Pune police were not aware of the fact that the rules were accommodated in the gazette till December last year.
They wrote to the government press on December 13, asking whether the rules were published or not, and, if published, when, and why had they not been sent a copy of the gazette.
Government press authorities replied that the rules were published in the June 13 gazette and that they had already sent its copy. Along with the letter, they sent another copy of the gazette. Subsequently, the Pune police wrote to the district information and publicity office on two occasions, seeking to ensure the publication of the rules in local newspapers and inviting suggestions and objections from citizens.
The rules and regulations were finally published on February 10 in two local newspapers and citizens were asked to submit suggestions and objections to them within 10 days. However, only one objection was received.
Since then, there has been little progress in the matter. “We have invited the person who had raised the objection for a hearing,� Maheshgauri said.
Swim through this
• Licences mandatory
• Periodic police inspections should be allowed
• Police commission er-prescribed life-saving equipment must
• Lifeguards, trainers should be able to provide artificial respiration
• Swimmers aged below eight years should not allowed unless accompanied by adults
• Learners and regulars should be segregated
• Persons with skin diseases be prohibited