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Old City Road Cave-In Leaves Jaffery Galli Residents Worried

Old City Road Cave-In Leaves Jaffery Galli Residents Worried
Road Caves In at Old City’s Jaffery Galli; GHMC Inaction Leaves Residents in Panic · deccanchronicle.com

Part of a road in Jaffery Galli, Hyderabad, suddenly sank on Friday night.

Residents said a tractor passed through the lane shortly before the road gave way.

The damaged area is close to, and partly under, a house.

Officials and the local MLA visited the site.

Warning tape was placed around the hole.

However, residents said repairs have not begun.

They worry the hole could become larger.

They also fear the house and more of the road could be damaged.

Key facts

Location
Jaffery Galli, Alijah Kotla, Old City, Hyderabad
Incident
A portion of the road caved in around midnight on Friday
Reported trigger
A tractor passed through the lane before the cave-in
Action taken
Warning tape was placed around the damaged section
Repair status
Residents said repair work had not begun
Site inspection
Charminar MLA Mir Zulfeqar Ali and GHMC officials reportedly inspected the site
Main concern
Residents fear further collapse and damage to a nearby house and the road

Quotes

Raza

A local resident of Jaffery Galli who said authorities had been informed about the cave-in

“They only put up warning tape around the damaged portion and left. No repair work has been done yet.”
deccanchronicle.com

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