An eight-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Karachi's Mehran Town, sparking public anger over civic negligence. Residents say repeated complaints were ignored, and the tragedy adds to at least 27 similar deaths reported across the city this year.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led government for the 'open manholes, heaps of garbage, mismanagement of electrical wires' in the Rangpuri, Aya Nagar and Jaunapur areas of South Delhi.
Days after heavy rains inundated Karachi, major roads, including the crucial MA Jinnah Road, remain severely damaged, reflecting the inefficiency of municipal authorities. The city is grappling with broken roads, open manholes, stagnant sewage, and heaps of garbage. Residents report that the
Even as people have been hit hard by the monsoon showers, people in Lahore are also grappling with a delay in resolution of issues related to rainwater drainage, open manholes, non-provision of water supply, and seepage leading to the creation of sinkholes, reported Dawn.