Manholes or speed breakers? Commuters in Hyderabad ask civic body

HYDERABAD: The manholes, which are supposed to be access points for stormwater drains and sewers, are turning out to be speed breakers for commuters across the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits as they are facing severe inconvenience while passing through broken or open manholes.

Several manholes in the city are either broken, under-repair or it’s found that the capping of manholes to adjust the road-level was not done properly, hampering the smooth flow of traffic. The square-shaped manholes are maintained by the GHMC and the circle-shaped ones by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB).