Ranchi, Apr 25: Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a role model for millions. But, his neighbours have accused him of wasting 15,000 litres of water every day for maintaining his personal swimming pool in Ranchi.
This comes at a time when the locality is going through a severe water crisis.
"We have four bore wells but they do not work. But right next to our house is Dhoni's house where thousands of litres are being wasted daily. The authorities must look into it," says Dhoni's neighbour Raju Sharma.
The locals have also lodged a complaint to state revenue minister Amar Bauri about the matter and he had promised to do something. The residents alleged that while 5000 residents of Yamunanagar struggled to get quality water, thousands of litres of water was being used to maintain Dhoni's swimming pool. However, Dhoni's advisor in Ranchi has refuted these claims and said that the pool is used only when he is in town.
Earlier, in 2007, some of Dhoni's neighbours had filed a plea against Ranchi Regional Development Authority regarding construction of the swimming pool at his house when the city was reeling under water scarcity. The matter reached the Jharkhand High Court which later asked Dhoni to respond. However, a year later it was declared that the residents had filed a petition based on incorrect information and had to later apologise.
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When there is no water available around its common sense that stop using swimming pool for a while and make way for others to avail water....here this guy got money unfortunately and showing muscles around....no humanity at all....
Oh. these days this fellow is becoming a \nationalist\". And this is the height of his nationalism. Jai Ho Modi Yug!"
Media is making him a roll model....what the hell....for what...any reason for it....
Dont blame an individual, he is Rich . End of Discussion
All the people who have swimming pool in their homes etc are to be blamed, i have one in mangalore, come let's get it. all over india too many people have swimming pool. can stop anyone. Jealousy neighbours.
Why blaming him he must be paying bills not stealing water from anyone ,now people who have swimming pool does not mean they are doing crime ,he is educated not fool that unnecessarily waste water daily .
Not sure how right is this news but poor people need food and water not cricket.
Dhoni more interested in bhaat from Ranchi.
Why not shift Pune's home matches to Ranchi? ! It will be an ideal replacement for Dhoni's SuperGiants!
Totally fake news, whenever he s coming to the town he will use it otherwise all the time it will be empty. as we all know all the year he s roaming all over the country. i m staying near to his house in ranchi no one knows better than me
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