A large sinkhole was formed on the service road at Iffco Chowk after a master sewer line collapsed on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident comes a day after torrential rains led to waterlogging and traffic congestion across the city. The incident happened around Tuesday afternoon, and the traffic police barricaded the damaged stretch. A 10-foot by 10-foot sinkhole formed on the Delhi-Jaipur side, officials said, adding that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) also closed traffic on the two service lanes. “The incident happened around 3 pm, after which the damaged portion was barricaded.
NHAI officials at that time said that a large sewer line, which passes under the Iffco chowk flyover was damaged due to ingress of water, that cased subsequent collapse of retaining wall of the flyover.
The road cave-in occurred after a dilapidated sewer line managed by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) collapsed, according to officials. GMDA officials said a master sewer line from Ambience Mall to Rajiv Chowk runs along the service road. The repair of the sewage line will be started from Wednesday morning, and all efforts will be made to complete the work at the earliest,” said Bhim Arya, executive engineer, GMDA. “Preliminary findings indicate that a GMDA master sewer line is running beneath/along the affected location, and possible leakage or failure of the sewer line may have caused soil erosion and subsequent collapse of the road crust,” stated NHAI in a statement. “We have instructed GMDA to carry out repair works as soon as possible as the sinkhole is a hazard to nearby structures,” he said.
Arya said that the authority will conduct a detailed inspection on Wednesday to find the exact reason for the collapse Meanwhile, NHAI officials said that water accumulation was observed inside the sinkhole which formed on Tuesday.
