Gurgaon rain chaos: Massive sinkhole swallows service road on Delhi-Jaipur highway
A massive sinkhole caused by a damaged sewer line has forced the closure of a service road on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Gurgaon. Local authorities have issued a work-from-home advisory due to the resulting traffic chaos and waterlogging.
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GURGAON: A massive section of the service road on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near IFFCO Chowk caved in on Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to shut the stretch to traffic after a crater nearly 10ft wide and 15ft deep opened up.The cave-in occurred around 3pm on the service road carrying traffic from Delhi towards Jaipur.Traffic police initially cordoned off the affected portion and alerted the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).GMDA executive engineer Bhim Arya reached the spot and got the damaged portion barricaded.According to Arya, a major sewer line of GMDA runs beneath the service road and its damage caused the road to sink.“The sewer line running beneath the service road was damaged, leading to the cave-in.
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