"It Is Concluded...": Mumbai Civic Body's Report After Woman Falls In Manhole
NDTV
At least seven persons have died in separate manhole incidents in Mumbai this year, with the drain deaths also revealing a rise in thefts of manhole covers in the city.
Five days after 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad died - she fell into an open manhole she could not see on a waterlogged road in Mumbai's Andheri - an internal report seems to have cleared the city's civic body, which faces charges of negligence, of any responsibility.
In a statement released Monday evening the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said a "high-level inquiry" found the suburban Andheri road on which the horrific incident occurred is within the jurisdiction of the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited and the contractor, Larsen & Toubro.
The municipal body said the accident site and surrounding area had been "in possession of MMRCL and L&T since 2015", and also claimed it had flagged "errors" found during a site inspection.
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