As the BMC drew severe flak over flooded streets in the city on Tuesday, it received more brickbats after a video of two women falling into a manhole went viral on social media. While the scene brought back the memories of the tragic manhole death of Dr Deepak Amarapurkar in 2017, the women were fortunate enough to extricate themselves without any apparent injuries. 

Jolted by the video, the civic body has begun inspecting the city’s open manholes yet again. BMC officials also urged citizens to not open manholes during heavy rain, saying it will lead to accidents.