Mumbai rains: BMC directs officials to inspect all manholes

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered its officials to inspect all manholes in the city after a video of two women falling into an open manhole during heavy rain went viral on social media.

After a viral video sparked widespread outrage in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ordered manual inspections of all manholes under its jurisdiction. The richest civic body of India BMC is incapable of keeping unclogged manholes, clean sewerage. The Mumbaikars are devoid of basic rights of cleanliness and now the incompetence is proving fatal. The video of two females falling in open manholes at Bhandup rages me to the core. pic.twitter.com/lYzcNL7h1S Two women in the Bhandup suburbs had a narrow escape after falling into a manhole on June 9 as heavy rains lashed the city. They escaped with minor injuries, but the video of the incident quickly went viral, triggering widespread outrage and harsh criticism from the opposition. Read | Narrow escape for two women as they fall in uncovered manhole in waterlogged Mumbai | Video