Karnal, May 1 -- Nearly two years after the inauguration, the swimming pool built at the cost of Rs.5.59 crore next to Shaheed Udham Singh College in Karnal's Indri sub-division is yet to open for the public.

In December 2024, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini had inaugurated the competition-sized eight-lane pool in Matak Majri village along with several other development projects, but since then, it has been lying locked. The pool has the facility of a separate bathing and changing area, but in the past two years, the tiles of the pool have broken, glass windows have shattered, and there's algae growing in the water.

Even the surroundings of the building are neglected, with overgrown grass.

The project was announced by the Ex-CM Manoha...