Starting from the material of the manhole cover, it really played an obvious role in the urban area, and basically did not encounter the patronage of the "manhole cover thief".

Urban roads have manhole covers because the standards and requirements of different departments in road construction are different. Underground pipelines in cities mainly include electric power, telecommunications, heat, gas, water supply and reclaimed water pipelines. There will be differences in some areas, but the basic types are all above. Inspection wells are a representation of the corresponding pipeline ground and are set up for the convenience of underground pipeline maintenance.

The planned location of engineering pipelines under roads should be arranged under sidewalks or non-motor vehicle lanes. Telecommunication cable, water supply and water transmission, gas transmission, rainwater and sewage drainage and other engineering pipelines can be arranged under non-motor vehicle lanes or motor vehicle lanes, which is also the key factor that causes the manhole cover to be in the middle of the road.

Theft of manhole covers should be characterized according to the value of stolen goods, and then punished according to the nature of the case. According to Article 264 of the Criminal Law:

Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, carries a murder weapon or pickpockets, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined. If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be punished for public security.

If the amount is not large, but the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility may be investigated for the crime of destroying traffic facilities among the crimes of endangering public security, and the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years 10 years.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-manhole cover