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IFFCO Chowk Cave-In Repairs May Take Three To Four Days
A road near IFFCO Chowk broke open after heavy rain.
This created a hole about 10 feet wide.
Workers found that an old sewer pipe under the road had collapsed.
The pipe is about 1,000 millimetres wide.
Repair crews are still working on it.
Officials expect the repairs to take another three to four days.
The water supply problems caused by the collapse have been fixed.
However, cars are still facing trouble using the road.
A service road near IFFCO Chowk caved in Tuesday around 3 p.m. after heavy rain.
The collapse created a 10-foot sinkhole on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway service road.
Officials said an ageing 1,000-millimetre master sewer line collapsed beneath the carriageway.
Sewer line repair work is expected to continue for another three to four days.
Water supply problems have been addressed, but traffic disruptions remain near the route to neighbouring cities.
- Who
- Officials and repair crews are handling the damaged service road and sewer line.
- What
- A service road caved in after an ageing master sewer line collapsed beneath it, creating a 10-foot sinkhole.
- Where
- On the service road near IFFCO Chowk along the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, which connects traffic between Delhi and Jaipur.
- When
- The cave-in occurred Tuesday at about 3 p.m.; officials said Friday that repairs may take another three to four days.
- Why
- The road collapsed after an ageing 1,000-millimetre sewer line beneath the carriageway failed amid heavy rain.
Key facts
- Incident
- A service-road cave-in created a 10-foot sinkhole.
- Location
- Near IFFCO Chowk on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.
- Incident time
- Tuesday at approximately 3 p.m.
- Cause
- Collapse of an ageing 1,000-millimetre master sewer line.
- Repair timeline
- Officials estimate another three to four days of work.
- Water supply
- Supply problems in several parts of Millennium City have been addressed.
- Traffic
- Disruptions continue near the arterial route to neighbouring cities.
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