In a shocking incident, some steps of the centuries-old Banganga Tank in Mumbai suffered damage after an excavator moved over them while carrying out desilting works, leading to the lodging of an FIR against the contractor, reported news agency PTI.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday served a show cause notice to the concerned contractor responsible for the conservation and restoration of the 12th-century tank, reported PTI.