Bengaluru: Panic wins among residents after the 30-foot drain hole appeared at Kadugondanahalli (Kg Halli) near the Arab College on Thursday morning.
“On Thursday, during tunneling work by TBM Bhadra, the dump hole appeared around 100 million from the Venkateshpura metro station to the Tannery Road metro station at 7:30 a.m.
Yashwanth Chavan, Public Relations Officer BMRCL.
The building has a chicken shop on the ground floor and on the first floor, the family of five stays.
To ensure security, shops are closed and the family has provided accommodation near Nagawara, he added.
“After charging wells with sand and concrete are complete and after securing the building, tunneling activities will continue.
After tunneling is finished under the building, the family will be moved back,” Chavan said.
However, property owner, alleged BMRCL is responsible for the disposal hole.
The blasting controlled on Hosur RoadbMRCL on Thursday was carried out by blasting activities controlled near Langford Town in Hosur Road for the construction of the underground Metro corridor at 3.30pm.
The depth of the corridor from Kalena Agrahara Station on Jalan Bannerbhatta in the south to the Nagawara station in Outer Ring Road is more than 16 meters from the ground.
Officials said the blast was carried out only during the day without causing discomfort for the population.
“The duration of blasting which is controlled is about two minutes.
Traffic is limited to a few minutes but some people spread the message and cause panic, among others.
Blasting is safely controlled and is being used widely to break stones in several civil engineering projects throughout the world,” said An official.