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High cost, maintenance: Smart manhole project on back-burner
October 22, 2024 8:21 am
The objective behind the revival was to rectify the errors faced in the implementation of the pilot project. However, the trial run at the new locations has failed to yield satisfactory results.
Curious case of Mumbai's missing manhole covers: 791 lost to theft in 2023, BMC eyes resurrecting smart sensor project
August 05, 2024 12:28 pm
Mumbai lost an average of over two manhole covers to theft daily in 2023.
High court-appointed advocate panel begins inspection of manholes in Mumbai
August 27, 2023 3:19 pm
The high court had ordered a ward-wise survey of all manholes in Mumbai and appointed a 24-member advocate committee accompanied by civic officials for it.
‘Covered all open manholes’: officials’ report to BMC chief
August 23, 2023 4:16 pm
According to BMC's official figures, there are 74,682 manholes in Mumbai under its jurisdiction, out of which, the civic body has installed protective grills on 6,308 manholes, while the remaining are covered with conventional concrete covers and metal discs.
Smart manhole covers to debut in 14 locations across Mumbai by Aug-end
July 16, 2023 2:15 pm
Stolen with the intention of selling them in scrap, manholes without covers often result in injuries to people and, in unfortunate cases, fatalities. To prevent this, the civic body came up with the 'smart manhole' project.
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.
HC pulls up BMC for covering only 2.5% of 74, 682 manholes with protective grills
June 15, 2023 5:58 pm
This came after the court was informed that over 1,900 manholes in flood-prone areas in the city had protective grills, following a 2018 HC order.
BMC installs protective nets over 3,679 manholes across Mumbai
June 03, 2022 8:20 pm
According to officials from the Storm Water Drain (SWD) department, these protective nets are meant to protect people from falling down manholes even if they are left open during flooding.
Bombay High Court seeks report on grills for manholes
June 13, 2018 2:08 am
The court was hearing a PIL filed last year seeking that a case of negligence be registered against the civic chief and other Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation officials for the death of leading gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar on August 29.
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