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Mumbai's manhole puzzle: Inside the century-long evolution of manhole covers
August 02, 2026 6:28 pm
As the underground network expanded, manholes were built at regular intervals to allow workers to inspect and clean the sewers.
Mumbai open manhole death: BMC rushes to cover exposed areas with 'railguards'
July 14, 2026 11:59 am
Pilot to be launched in L ward; square-shaped protective enclosure with metal barriers and net to be installed.
Man dies after falling into open manhole in Mumbai, BMC suspends four officials, blacklists contractor
July 02, 2026 9:58 pm
CCTV shows worksite had no barricades despite manhole work; victim's body recovered 1 km away as civic negligence sparks political outrage and fresh scrutiny of monsoon safety
'He was stuck for 18 hours’: Kin of Bihar worker who died after falling into DDA manhole in Delhi
February 12, 2026 12:28 pm
Police have added sections 285 (danger in public way) and 106 (death by negligence) of BNS against unknown people in the FIR.
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
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