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a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure

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[USPRwire, Wed Aug 07 2019] Manhole covers or pit lids or access covers are used to close the openings of manholes or pits in order to prevent people and unwanted materials from falling into manholes and to avoid people from injuring themselves.
[ClickPress, Wed Aug 07 2019] Manhole covers or pit lids or access covers are used to close the openings of manholes or pits in order to prevent people and unwanted materials from falling into manholes and to avoid people from injuring themselves.
According to the new standard operating procedures, criminal cases will be framed against Wasa director concerned, SDO, engineer and supervisor on news of anyone falling in an open manhole.
HYDERABAD -- As hundreds of manholes remain uncovered in the city, a child died after falling in a manhole in Gulshan-e-Khair Muhammad area here on Saturday.
Since then, the corporation failed to cover most of its open manholes which had become deathtraps for the passers-by and motorists, particularly schoolchildren.
RAWALPINDI: Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has accelerated work to cover 286 manholes and broken drainage lines which were either not covered properly or were not on the level as the road.
Haya Water has called on residents and municipality cleaners not to open manholes to drain rainwater.
Con Edison is installing sensors that detect heat and carbon monoxide in manholes and send a signal to the company indicating that equipment might need repairs.
Sauereisen features Manhole ChimneySeal No.F-88 to prevent water inflow and infiltration within the chimney section of manholes.
"Open manholes pose a danger with the possibility of people falling in them," said councillor Abdulghani Abdulaziz, whose constituency covers the villages.
"There are so many uncovered manholes in our neighbourhood; walking has become like a dangerous video game," he said.
Many manholes in the district lie uncovered, something that worries local residents.
This can cause settlement and cast iron gully and manholes are often affected causing them to clatter when traffic goes over them.