JOIN USUnderground work for Delhi Metro led to a 12-foot cave-in on Monday night on Asif Ali Road in central Delhi’s Daryaganj in which three to four cars fell and got stuck.
Locals in the area who had parked their cars near the bank parking space said they found that their vehicles inside the sinkhole. They were removed by the civic authorities later, police said.
A car owner who lives near the Oriental Bank lane, said his four-wheeler fell into the hole at night and got damaged ,which he only got to know in the morning.
Three to four cars fell in the hole around 12 am and were then removed by a crane commissioned by the civic authorities, sources said.
No person was injured in the incident and no police complaint registered, sources confirmed.
“We were informed around 1:30 am that there is a cave-in near Golcha Cinema on the main road and our officials rushed to the spot. We called up the concerned civic authorities to get the cars removed and repair the road. No casualty was reported,” said Chinmoy Biswal, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central).
Water leakage
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson said utility diversion work had been going on in the area for a long time.
This led to a burst in the water pipelines which moistened the soil. This was not a major incident and their workers reached the spot to take control of the situation, the official said.
According to traffic police, the hole near the Oriental Bank of Commerce reportedly led to traffic snarls during the morning hours. However, the situation was under control by afternoon.
The workers guarding the site said the road caved in around 11:30 pm after which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation workers who were working in the area came forward and started filling the hole with cement.
The work started late on Monday night and went on till 8 am on Tuesday. This caused traffic congestion which further led to inconvenience to commuters.