A video of a car being swallowed in a sinkhole went viral on Sunday, June 13, 2021. As per reports, the incident happened at the Ram Nivas society located in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. It is being said that a well existed in the locality which was then covered by the resident to utilise the space for parking.
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This part of the premises was closed and RCC work was carried on. However, the same was stopped during the recent monsoon. The cemented area was displaced due to the rainfall which opened the same and eventually the vehicle drowned.
#VIDEO : #Ghatkopar West Kama Lane. Many years ago, the society had covered half of the well with RCC in half of the well in the old society of Ramniwas and the residents of the society used to park their vehicles on it. @mybmc #viral #viralpost #viralvideo #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/RlbpwK8IbT
— Mumbai Live (@MumbaiLiveNews) June 13, 2021
No injuries were reported and the police offiicals rushed to the spot for further investigation. Reports state that the vehicle belonged to a resident named Pankaj Mehta. No one was in the car and no lives were lost.
Post the incident, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation mentioned that the civic body had nothing to do with the same. A statement posted on the official Instagram handle said that there a well in the premises and half of it was covered by RCC. This space was used by residents to park their cars and preliminary reports stated that this car too parked on the RCC. Concerned departments from the BMC have noted the matter and and are coordinating with the society authorities for necessary safety measures which need to be taken immediately.
घाटकोपर मधील कारच्या या घटनेशी महानगरपालिकेचा दुरान्वयानेही संबंध नाही. ही खासगी सोसायटी परिसरातील घटना आहे. सदर व्हायरल होत असलेल्या व्हिडिओ बाबतची वस्तुस्थिती पुढीलप्रमाणे आहे.
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 13, 2021
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Mocking the civic body regarding the capabilities, Manoj Kotak, Member of Parliament - Mumbai North East. Standing Committee Member for Finance & Standing Committee Member for Commerc, on June 10, 2021, took to his Twitter and said, "The richest civic body of India BMC is incapable of keeping unclogged manholes, clean sewerage. The Mumbaikars are devoid of basic rights of cleanliness and now the incompetence is proving fatal. The video of two females falling in open manholes at Bhandup rages me to the core."
The richest civic body of India BMC is incapable of keeping unclogged manholes, clean sewerage. The Mumbaikars are devoid of basic rights of cleanliness and now the incompetence is proving fatal. The video of two females falling in open manholes at Bhandup rages me to the core. pic.twitter.com/lYzcNL7h1S
— Manoj Kotak (@manoj_kotak) June 10, 2021
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