Published 11:49 IST, September 2nd 2020
China: Kid excretes in pool, authorities ask parents to pay 15,000 yuan
In China, many cities have been reported as water-stressed due to shortages that have led to a water pricing system and can cost business massive price.
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A post about a 7-year-old’s parents asked to compensate for their kid excreting in the swimming pool has caused a stir on the internet. Shared by China’s state-run newspaper, the post reveals that the swimming pool that goes by the name The fitness club asked the kid’s parents to pay 15,000 yuan, citing, the water costs 40 yuan per cubic meter. However, they only wanted to compensate for 2,000 yuan for the child’s innocent act. Internet users have been stunned due to disbelief as not only the swimming pools are “no poo” areas but the authorities asking the parents to pay for it was slightly off the normal.
“Swimming pools are a ‘no poop area'", a commenter reminded. Several others were shocked that the authorities were asking exorbitant price for compensation for a kid’s innocent mistake. Others expressed astonishment at the news. Some even related the incident to their own kid having done it in the past. Meanwhile, a user said that the parents must, in fact, pay as per the rules of the business, adhering to the guidelines. In China, many cities have been reported as water-stressed due to shortages that have led to a water pricing system. Therefore, a mishap as non-significant as a kid excreting in the pool could cost the businesses a heavy price. People lashed out at China for its odd policies and rules.
Water priced at 60 yuan for some businesses
While earlier, more than 90 per cent households in China paid 4 yuan to 5 yuan per cubic metre of water, in the recent years due to dearth in the freshwater availability, China pushed the water prices as high as 60 yuan per cubic metre for some major businesses, as per state media reports. Golf courses, swimming pools, car wash, ski resorts, bathhouses and many other such places even pay 160 yuan per cubic metre, reports confirmed. And hence, many facilities that run on water businesses also re-use and recycle the water to save purchasing more, state reports cited Beijing Water Authority as saying. And hence, the swimming pool asking for the compensation seems legit as the water-based business is a huge cost consumption in China.
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Updated 11:48 IST, September 2nd 2020
