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Mumbai: Matunga residents flag broken drain cover days after mayor’s inspection scare
Updated On: 27 June, 2026 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
Matunga residents have reported another broken stormwater drain cover in Mumbai, days after a BMC staffer fell into an open drain during Mayor Ritu Tawde’s inspection
The open drain in Matunga is right in front of St Joseph School. Pic/By Special Arrangement; (right) Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde inspects monsoon preparedness. File pic/X/@TawdeRitu
Two days after Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde encountered an open stormwater drain during her inspections when a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staffer fell waist-deep in it, citizens of Matunga have flagged yet another broken stormwater drain cover in the area, questioning the civic body’s preparedness to address safety concerns during waterlogging in the monsoon season.
June 24
Day Mayor Ritu Tawde inspected drains
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