BMC officials informed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) more than two months ago that the divider in Andheri East under which a 45-year-old woman died recently was damaged. Officials had observed the state of the divider while visiting the spot where Metro 3 work had been carried out.

In a huge tragedy, the woman was crossing the MIDC Central Road opposite Veravali reservoir no. 3 and after she reached the divider, she fell into an open drain. The route is under the control of MMRCL. An official has been cited in our report as stating that the K East ward’s maintenance team visited the spot in July and observed that the divider opposite the Veravali reservoir was damaged. A letter was written flagging the same.