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according to a report by the paper on september 24, an 8-year-old girl died in a well-fall accident in a residential area in xi'an, shaanxi province on september 21. an informed owner told reporters that the fire well involved was located in the green belt of the residential area, about 7 or 8 meters deep, with the water depth of more than 2 meters. the water surface was about 4 meters from the wellhead, and the well was 3 meters wide and 20 meters long.

in recent years, accidents involving manholes have occurred frequently, and this incident is another such tragedy. from the currently public information, the fire water well in question was only covered by three pieces of plywood, there was no protective net, and there was no climbing frame under the well. the failure of the community property to promptly discover and eliminate the safety hazards of the community fire water well was an important reason for the tragedy.

although manholes are small, they are vital to human life. they frequently open their "bloody mouths" to "eat people", reflecting the weaknesses and shortcomings of social governance capabilities and governance levels. therefore, the key to timely eliminate the hidden dangers of manhole covers, thoroughly eradicate the social disease of "eating people" by manholes, and prevent the tragedy of "eating people" by manholes from happening again is to improve social governance capabilities and levels. this requires both strengthening supervision and making the law grow sharp teeth, and making full use of technical means. both are indispensable.

the safety of the public needs to be fully protected by law. relevant functional departments should streamline management mechanisms, clarify ownership, and clarify responsibilities, strictly regulate the "full chain" supervision and governance of manhole covers from procurement, construction, use to management and maintenance, and effectively prevent safety hazards of manhole covers. at the same time, judicial organs should also strictly enforce the law and investigate the legal responsibilities of managers and owners for irresponsibility, including civil tort liability and criminal liability.

according to the "guiding opinions on handling criminal cases involving manhole covers" jointly issued by the supreme people's court, the supreme people's procuratorate, and the ministry of public security, if relevant safety management regulations are violated during production and operation, manhole covers are moved without authorization, or safety protection measures are not taken, and major casualties or other serious consequences occur, they shall be convicted and punished for the crime of major responsibility accidents in accordance with the relevant provisions of the criminal law. if the construction, design, construction, and engineering supervision units of manhole covers violate national regulations, lower the quality standards of the project, and cause major safety accidents, they shall be convicted and punished for the crime of major engineering safety accidents in accordance with the relevant provisions of the criminal law. if the staff of other companies, enterprises, and institutions with management responsibilities for manhole covers are seriously irresponsible, resulting in accidents such as people falling into the well, causing serious injuries or death, and meet the provisions of the relevant provisions of the criminal law, they shall be convicted and punished for the crime of negligently causing serious injuries and the crime of negligently causing death.

the public's "safety under their feet" cannot be separated from the seamless protection of technology. nowadays, the development and popularization of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, sensors, and the internet of things have provided more possibilities for the scientific management of manhole covers. on the one hand, manhole management departments and ownership units should further improve the digitalization and intelligence level of manhole cover management, realize real-time automatic alarm of problematic manhole covers, improve emergency response speed, shorten maintenance and disposal time, and eliminate safety hazards as soon as possible. on the other hand, relevant parties should also continuously improve the manhole cover standards, and effectively improve the scientificity and safety of manhole cover design, such as adding anti-fall devices and changing and innovating in appearance and materials to better realize the manhole cover's anti-pressure, anti-damage, anti-slip, anti-sway, anti-floating and scattering, anti-theft and other functions, and do their utmost to avoid the occurrence of tragic accidents of manhole "eating people".

the death of a child falling into a well is extremely heartbreaking. in the communities and roads around us, how many "big mouths" are there that are neglected in maintenance and management and may "eat" people at any time? i hope that more places can learn from this, truly pay attention to this issue and take action, and truly protect the "safety under the feet" of the people.