Portion of NH-48 service lane caves-in near DLF phase 2

A senior NHAI official familiar with the matter said that the damaged road stretch is around 2 feet wide, and it is not a major cave in that could impact the movement of vehicles on the road.

Published on: Sep 24, 2025, 03:40:03 IST

By Abhishek Behl

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A portion of the service road of Delhi-Jaipur National Highway-48 (NH-48) suffered a cave in front of the Neste building near DLF phase 2 which was discovered on Monday morning, said officials on Tuesday. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials said that they have barricaded the damaged area after getting the information about road damage to prevent any accident.

The cave-in as seen on NH-48 on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Initial investigation of the damaged stretch revealed that there is an underground utility, which has leaked causing the road damage, said NHAI officials.

A senior NHAI official familiar with the matter said that the damaged road stretch is around 2 feet wide, and it is not a major cave in that could impact the movement of vehicles on the road.

“The damaged portion has been barricaded and we are trying to ascertain the agency, which owns and maintains the utility running underneath the service lane. The utility might be a drain or a pipeline under the drain might have leaked and caused damage to the road. We will first get the agency to repair the leakage and the drain and thereafter the road will be repaired,” he said.

Service lanes of the highways and expressways in Gurugram have repeatedly suffered damage due to the old sewage and drainage lines running underneath the major city roads, which get damaged frequently and cause roads to cave in.

In 2022, a major cave in had happened under the Iffco Chowk flyover on the NH-48 due to damage to the sewage drain underneath it. The Sohna road has suffered multiple cave-ins near Subash Chowk as the master sewage pipeline flowing underneath is dilapidated and has got damaged several times.

The GMDA has now asked the NHAI to take up the project of strengthening the sewage drain by using the CIPP (cured in place pipeline technology).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhishek Behl
Abhishek Behl is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. With over a decade of experience in journalism, he reports on Gurugram's rapid urban transformation, covering the city's changing infrastructure, governance, and planning landscape. His reporting spans major civic agencies, such as the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Behl has reported on key urban development issues such as RRTS projects, metro expansion, road and highway projects, water supply, drainage, mobility, environmental concerns, land use planning, affordable housing, and the city's real estate sector. He closely tracks policy decisions, infrastructure implementation, and their impact on the city and its residents. He also covers regulatory action against illegal constructions, urban flooding, traffic management, and initiatives aimed at improving civic services and sustainable development. Behl has also written on political developments in south Haryana, focusing on elections and governance. His journalism is driven by fact-based reporting, ground-level coverage, and an understanding of the social and economic dynamics of Gurugram. Apart from work he is a cyclist and a cricketer and a resident of Palam Vihar since 2010.Read More

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