A portion of Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia Marg in Central Delhi caved-in on Saturday. Delhi Police has put barricades around the spot in a bid to avoid any mishap.
Delhi traffic police said that around 5 pm a section of the road, under New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) jurisdiction, caved-in and barricades were placed around the affected portion. However, police said that since this was not an arterial road and being a weekend traffic movement was not affected much.
“The cave-in happened on one carriageway, so the traffic movement on the other carriageway was not affected at all. For the safety of passersby we have cordoned off the area,” a senior traffic official said.
{{/usCountry}}“The cave-in happened on one carriageway, so the traffic movement on the other carriageway was not affected at all. For the safety of passersby we have cordoned off the area,” a senior traffic official said.
{{/usCountry}}The official added that the cave-in could have been caused by Friday’s rain, but NDMC is yet to confirm this reason.
An NDMC spokesperson said that the reason for the road slumping is being ascertained by its teams and appropriate action will be taken to fix the road.