None of the children were injured in the incident on Tuesday morning

Navi Mumbai: A private bus ferrying schoolchildren got stuck in a rainwater-filled, dug-up road that was not asphalted by the Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) contractor after completing the work of laying underground gas pipeline in the residential area of Sector-10 Taloja Phase-1. Fortunately, the schoolchildren were not injured in the Tuesday morning incident.The local residents demanded legal action against the contractor concerned, claiming that the negligent act could have caused harm to the children. They also demanded that the MGL contractor properly fix all dug-up roads to prevent a repeat of such incidents.When contacted, the MGL spokesperson said, “MGL had laid the underground gas pipeline along this stretch a week ago. The trench was backfilled and compacted properly after the pipeline-laying work. However, due to heavy rainfall, the trench settled at the observed location. Subsequently, the affected portion was refilled, properly compacted, and the trench was closed.”