India, Oct. 24 -- With Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ordering swimming pools to shut next week as part of water conservation measures, civic officials are grappling with another challenge - finding ways to reuse the large quantities of chlorinated water left in the pools.

This week, a delegation of pool operators met civic officials and aired these issues, with PMC now planning a meeting on October 27 to take a final call on additional water cuts in city.

The civic administration had earlier directed swimming pools and car wash centres to remain closed amid concerns over below-normal rainfall and declining reservoir storage. However, officials are yet to determine how the water in swimming pools can be put to alternative use, given t...