Revamped BP Swimming Complex opened with secrecy

Swimmers of Odisha, especially Bhubaneswar heaved a sigh of relief as the upgraded version of Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool Complex here in Kalinga Stadium was inaugurated by State Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera today. But the opening ceremony turned out to be hush-hush affair as mediapersons were kept out of the event, thus restricting the attendance only to officers and employees of the Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS).

The new 50mx25mx2m-size swimming pool which is claimed to have been constructed as per the standards of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and completed in a record time of five months by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), features 10 lanes.