Gurgaon: a small portion of the road near the Ambience Mall surrendered after heavy rainfall on Monday.
The affected area on the Gurgaon-Delhi toll road is right in front of the U-Round underpass.
Stretching is being repaired and traffic has been transferred.
Traffic police officers said the unrelenting rainfall caused the earth under the road to the sinking, producing a cave.
After the incident was revealed on Monday, the team from the Indian National Highways team (NHAI) filled the crater in a few hours, the word DCP (traffic) said Yadav.
Gurgaon witnessed heavy rain from the early hours of the afternoon on Monday, leaving many parts of the city inundated.
He added that traffic police officers were in place throughout the day to manage traffic and distance the vehicle from the affected road.
“Nhai managed to get the labor needed and fill the hole.
Therefore wet cement, it takes time to dry before it can be opened for traffic,” Yadav said.
While the commuter did not face many problems because of the incident, it caused a delay of 10-15 minutes in the time of travel.
Nhai, meanwhile, has stated that the damage is the area of lack of construction on the Mall road on the lower road and no parts that have been built are damaged.
Explain the reason behind the cave-inside, the highway authority noted that because of the ongoing construction, the road side where damage was reported to be digging.
“Water is the worst enemy of the project under construction.
The part where the settlement is slightly affected is still under construction and the excavation is still on.
Thus, the side of the road is excavated and because of excessive rain, water permeates and transfers the road settlement.
Our response team quickly quickly Reach the place and fix the problem.
The situation is controlled now, “said a senior Nhai official.
Cave-in on the main streets often occur in the city during the rainy season.
Last year, the streets had gave up on two different places, including patches on NH-8 near Iffco Chowk, where the gaping hole had developed on the service track under the flyover.
Officials from the Metropolitan Development Authority Gurugram said leakage had weakened the structure of the road and water added to it.
When the vehicle, especially the severe, passed it, the road suffered damage.