IMA Mumbai Chapter condemns MCGM for doctor's death

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday condemned the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for keeping a manhole open, in which Dr. Deepak Amarapurkar fell and died yesterday.

"The entire doctor community across India is quite upset over such a careless and negligent incident. There must be safety measures in place as when any manhole is opened," the Board said, in a letter to the Municipal Commissioner.

They also requested the Municipal Commissioner to investigate the entire episode and take an appropriate action to avoid such incidents in future.

Dr. Amarapurkar was a leading Gastroenterologist at the Bombay Hospital. He fell in an open manhole on the Matkar road in the Elphinston area near Dadar on Wednesday during the heavy rains.

The heavy rains in Mumbai have been aggravating the poor infrastructure and posing danger to lives since Tuesday.