Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Another Indore Road Cave-In Raises Drainage Repair Concerns
A piece of a road in Pardeshipura, Indore, suddenly sank on Tuesday.
It happened near a chamber connected to the drainage system.
The collapse left a deep hole and part of the concrete road hanging over it.
City officials sent an engineer to check what happened.
They think an old drain may be involved, but they have not confirmed the cause.
Water leaking from a drain could have carried soil away under the road.
Poor filling after an earlier repair could also have left a hollow space.
People nearby said this spot had collapsed about a year ago and was repaired.
This is reported as the fifth such road collapse in Indore in four months.
A section of road in Pardeshipura, Indore, collapsed on Tuesday near a drainage chamber in Lane No. 3.
The collapse left a deep pit and a concrete slab hanging over it.
Municipal officials sent an engineer to inspect the site and suspect an old drainage chamber or line may be involved.
Officials are investigating whether drainage leakage or faulty backfilling caused the ground to weaken.
The incident is reported as Indore’s fifth road cave-in in four months, following collapses at several other locations.
- Who
- Indore Municipal Corporation’s Public Works Department sent an engineer to inspect the collapse.
- What
- A portion of the road caved in, leaving a deep pit and a concrete slab hanging over it.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Lane No. 3, Pardeshipura, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, near a drainage chamber.
- Why
- The cause is not confirmed; officials are examining possible drainage leakage and faulty backfilling.
- Location
- Lane No. 3, Pardeshipura, Indore
- Incident
- A portion of road collapsed near a drainage chamber
- Inspection
- An engineer from the Indore Municipal Corporation’s Public Works Department was sent to the site
- Possible causes
- Leakage from an old drainage line or improper backfilling; neither has been confirmed
- Earlier collapse at the site
- Locals said the road collapsed at the same location about a year earlier and was repaired
- Recent pattern
- The article describes this as the fifth such incident in Indore in four months
- Other locations mentioned
- Meghdoot Garden, Gorakund, Gaadi Adda, Nasia Road and Pandharinath