Mumbai rains: Two fall into open drains in Andheri, unhurt

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The city saw two incidents of people falling into open drains on Tuesday in Andheri. Luckily both survived and were unhurt.

A resident of Jogeshwari who is employed with a TV channel fell into an open manhole while he was trying to reach his office in Andheri East. His colleague told The Times of India, "His bag and phone got swept away, but he managed to hold on to the manhole cover."

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In the second incident which took place, Tanmaya Nanda left home to buy milk at 9:30 am when he fell into an open stormwater drain on Veera Desai Road. Nanda said, "I was walking on the footpath...when I noticed a log to indicate an open drain. I avoided it. But a few metres away, there was another open drain, but no warning flag. My leg went right into it. I somehow managed to pull myself out." He tagged the BMC and his post was retweeted 500 times.

The BMC responded by saying, "It was certainly very unfortunate and we regret your experience Mr Nanda & we are trying our best to minimise inconvenience to the citizens."

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Assistant municipal commissioner, Prashant Gaikwad said, "The cops will investigate who opened the drain."

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