In the wake of a mid-day report highlighting the frustration of Bandra residents after a metal lid placed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over a sunken section of St John Baptist Road was dislodged, civic workers welded the cover back in place late on Thursday night.

“This, too, feels like a temporary measure, because they are fixing the same plate onto the gap. If any heavy vehicle goes over it, it might come off once again,” said Agnelo Martins, a resident.