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Police hunt for two SMC officials after 2-yr-old died in open manhole
February 27, 2025 2:03 am
On February 5, a two-year-old boy accidentally fell into an open manhole at the Variyav T-point area in Surat.
Contractor arrested after three workers die in Kolkata manhole
February 03, 2025 9:29 pm
Suman Sardar, Farzam Sheikh, and Sheikh Hashibur, from Nazhat in Murshidabad, were allegedly hired byAlimuddin Sheikh to clean an underground sewage line
Alarms fail to go off, smart manhole project in doldrums as theft continues
March 27, 2024 5:56 pm
While the BMC has terminated the contract of the agency who had been roped in to implement the pilot project, senior officials maintained the project has not been scrapped, with search for better technology still afoot.
BMC launches helpline to register plaints of missing manhole covers
June 29, 2023 2:16 pm
The BMC's move comes days after two men drowned after falling into a manhole of an overflowing drainage at Govandi on Saturday evening.
Contractor, 3 others held after 2 drown in manhole
June 26, 2023 2:34 am
The Mumbai Fire Brigade said the incident took place at 4.22 pm at Shivaji Nagar’s 90-feet road. The two men rushed to Rajawadi hospital where they were declared dead before admission.
From Howrah to the US, how manhole covers forged forward over decades
June 07, 2023 9:29 pm
With costs around 20 to 60 per cent cheaper than what American manufacturers sought, India-made manhole covers became the preferred choice for cities across the United States, a 2007 report in the New York Times states
Will consider geo-tagging manholes to track theft of covers, BMC tells High Court
January 12, 2023 1:16 pm
During earlier hearings, the HC had called open manholes in Mumbai 'death traps' and had warned BMC that if some one dies due to open manholes in Mumbai, officials of the civic body will be held responsible.
Bengaluru: 3 booked for forcing Dalit employee to enter manhole at private hospital
December 21, 2021 7:37 pm
According to the complaint, when the employee refused to enter the manhole, the accused threatened to terminate him from his services.
Kolkata: Four labourers trapped in manhole die
February 25, 2021 5:55 pm
According to the police, the incident happened around 12.30 pm during the construction of an underground drainage system at Purba Putiary Pump house near Aikyatan club.
Panchkula: Delivery person falls into open manhole, dies
November 17, 2019 9:06 am
The victim’s body was spotted by a sanitation worker, who then informed the police around 12 pm on Saturday.
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