Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to come up with a "simple and temporary" mechanism to avert any untoward incidents due to open manholes this monsoon season. India News | HC Asks BMC to Come Up with Simple, Temporary Mechanism to Deal with Open Manholes.
After a senior doctor died by falling into an open manhole in 2017, the High Court ordered the BMC to cover manholes with grills to avoid any such future mishaps. Five years later, less than 10% manholes have been covered with grills.
The Bombay High Court was hearing a contempt petition alleging that civic authorities had failed to implement past high court orders directing the repair of potholes along all arterial roads in Mumbai.