'A role model': Amidst water crisis Dhoni accused of wasting 15,000 litres daily!

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.