💬 A drain cover is missing near LB Nagar and it's been 2 weeks

There's a drain cover missing on the main road near LB Nagar. It's been like that for about 2 weeks. It's on a stretch where a lot of people walk in the evening, and the streetlights there are poor. The first time I passed I almost stepped straight into it. A shopkeeper shouted just in time. Since then I've seen 2 other close calls. A bike swerved hard and nearly got hit by the one behind. Someone put a broken chair over the gap as a warning. It works a little in daylight. At night it's useless. It isn't reflective, and with the lights being what they are you can't see it. I called the GHMC helpline about it. They took the location and a complaint number and said it would be checked. That was over a week ago and I haven't seen anyone since. I keep thinking about how a pothole is annoying, but an open hole in a walking path is different. Someone could break a leg, or worse, if a child steps in while the parents are busy with shopping. I really don't want this to get attention only after somebody gets hurt. That feels like how it always goes. I walk past there with my phone torch on now, which looks silly, but I'm not going to stop. If someone knows how to flag something like this as urgent, please tell me how. Is there a ward office person who answers? I'd happily go in and talk to someone. Also, has anyone noticed other missing covers around the LB Nagar side of the road? I might make a small list if there are a few, and take it along with me.

Two weeks is too long for a hole in a footpath. In my area a boy once fell into a drain. Thankfully he only scraped his leg, and it was covered the next day. I wouldn't wait for something like that. Maybe 3 or 4 of you could go to the ward office together. A group gets noticed. One complaint on its own gets filed away with 50 others.

If the ticket gets closed, reopen it with the same complaint number. That worked for me once in Tolichowki. And tie something bright on that chair tonight, even a strip of cloth. A broken chair is invisible in the dark. I'd also take a short video with the street name in the frame.

I'd do 2 things. Take a photo with the street name in it and post it on the civic account. Last year a pit near my cousin's place got filled a day after he posted a short video. It doesn't always work. But a phone call alone often goes nowhere, and a picture makes it hard for them to look away. I'd also tell the shopkeeper who shouted at you. He'll probably warn others too.