Mumbaikars have raised serious concerns about drain covers, saying their absence makes walking on the hurdle-ridden footpaths of the city precarious, if not outright deadly. A recurring sight this reporter has come across is the broken or missing drain covers.

These often break with time, with vehicles driving or being parked on them, or when they are lowered into their slots after pre-monsoon cleaning. mid-day contacted the civic authorities concerned regarding the issue, but didn’t receive a response by press time.