Mangaluru based BJP corporator Manohar Shetty has been earning appreciations from all quarters after he manually got down a manhole to clean a clogged pipe. He belongs to the Kadri-Kambala ward, where there had been repetitive complaints by the public about the overflowing water due to the clogged pipe.
Due to the recent rains,the drain pipe which had been clogged with garbage had started overflowing. This had caused an obstruction to the traffic, leading to public nuisance.
When it came to the notice of the ward’s corporator, Shetty tried to hire labourers who could clear the drain, but they had refused to enter because of the danger in entering the storm drain during monsoon season. He had then asked for the city Corporation to send in the mechanical device with a high speed jet, so as to clear the drain.
Since all of these attempts had gone futile, Shetty then decided to take the matter into his own hands and got in with four other workers. It had taken them 6 hours to clear out the garbage and unclog the pipe. Shetty was reported saying, “We can’t force poor people to enter a manhole to clean the pipes for us. If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility? Which is why I decided to do the job myself. We can’t depend on officials for everything”.
This act by him has garnered a lot of praise with images of his act going viral on social media.