Summary:
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made it clear once again that it will not pay compensation for road accidents, death due to open manhole, well or honey bee sting in the gardens. The demand comes from a corporator, and in a written reply, the municipal commissioner refused to compensate. Corporator Shahnawaz Sheikh demanded compensation for these victims on the lines of the compensation paid by the BMC for tree fall victims. Between 2013 and 2017, as many as 14,936 people died in India due to pothole-related road accidents. In the last year, 2018, 153 people died and 599 people injured in the various incidents including fire, drawing, tree collapse, road accidents etc..