As stiff NOC norms cut swim season, Noida societies open pools
The NoCs are delayed because of new conditions from this year for a clearance, among them mandatorily recruiting a woman trainer. While this itself has been hard to follow because there aren't enough qualified professionals for the job, several RWAs told TOI they were facing pressure from residents who have been regularly paying pool upkeep charges as a part of monthly maintenance, typically ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 a month.
An AOA representative from a Sector 168 condominium that opened its pool last week, told TOI, "People are paying charges for the pool but have not been able to use it for almost a month now because we have not been able to get a female coach."
A representative of a Greater Noida West society said that getting an additional lifeguard would disturb the AOA's monthly budget. "We will have to pay at least Rs 30,000 as monthly salary to the new coach, so maintenance charges will have to be reworked too," he said. This condominium, too, has opened its pool without NOC.
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Besides hiring women trainers, pool operators are also required to install CCTV cameras, have separate changing rooms for men and women, inform the sports department about the agency maintaining the facility, and submit a comprehensive disaster management plan to obtain an NOC.
While compliance has been smoother for institutional setups such as schools and academies, apartment complexes are facing logistical and financial challenges. "Given that pools operate only for three to four months, the delay is essentially wiping out the season,"
Noida High-Rise Federation
(NHRF) president Nikhil Singhal said. "We urge the administration to take a pragmatic approach and expedite the pending NOCs. Otherwise, residents will miss out on the only months when pool use is viable," added Singhal, who lives in Eldeco Amantran in Sector 119. Pools here typically open in April and shut in mid-Oct.
Since April, the sports department has received 400 applications for pool licence renewal, but has granted only 125 NOCs so far. Of the 125 applications, 50 are from schools, private academies or centres and hotels. The rest are from residential societies.
The department has withheld 275 applications, mostly from highrise societies, for not meeting requirements. On Thursday, district sports officer Anita Nagar said their teams will undertake surprise inspections and seal pools if societies are found running them without NOCs. She also warned of hefty fines.
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