Gurugram Sohna Flyover Road Caves In Near Subhash Chowk
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Gurugram Sohna Flyover Road Caves In Near Subhash Chowk

The Gurugram-Sohna elevated flyover road caved in again on Wednesday near Subhash Chowk, residents reported. Authorities have barricaded the site to protect pedestrians and to prevent vehicles from falling into the deep pit, and traffic has been diverted while preliminary safety measures are implemented. The incident involved the four-lane elevated carriageway, which has experienced repeated subsidence since work on the infrastructure began, disrupting commuter movement and drawing local attention.

The same stretch recorded a five-foot-deep and two-foot-wide pothole in front of SD Adarsh Vidyalaya in December 2023, followed eight months later by a two-foot-wide and eight-metre-deep pit at the same point on the carriageway. Earlier, in August 2020, a section of the road collapsed during construction of the flyover, prompting a temporary halt to work. The chronology of events shows a pattern of surface failures that have recurred despite periodic patch repairs.

Residents indicated that a sewer pipeline laid beneath the carriageway frequently crumbles, undermining the road base and causing sections to sink, and they connected the recurrent collapses to persistent subsurface decay. Local accounts stated that repair crews have returned to the site on multiple occasions but that the underlying pipeline problem has not been fully resolved. The recurring nature of the incidents suggests chronic instability beneath the roadway rather than isolated surface deterioration.

Some residents alleged that after the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government in Haryana in 2014, the then minister for the public works department, Rao Narbir Singh, expedited construction of the Gurugram-Sohna road without conducting adequate inspections, a claim connected by locals to the persistent defects. The past suspension of work during the flyover build and the sequence of subsequent sinkings have reinforced local concerns about construction quality and maintenance. The area remains cordoned off as safety and remedial assessments proceed.

The Gurugram-Sohna elevated flyover road caved in again on Wednesday near Subhash Chowk, residents reported. Authorities have barricaded the site to protect pedestrians and to prevent vehicles from falling into the deep pit, and traffic has been diverted while preliminary safety measures are implemented. The incident involved the four-lane elevated carriageway, which has experienced repeated subsidence since work on the infrastructure began, disrupting commuter movement and drawing local attention. The same stretch recorded a five-foot-deep and two-foot-wide pothole in front of SD Adarsh Vidyalaya in December 2023, followed eight months later by a two-foot-wide and eight-metre-deep pit at the same point on the carriageway. Earlier, in August 2020, a section of the road collapsed during construction of the flyover, prompting a temporary halt to work. The chronology of events shows a pattern of surface failures that have recurred despite periodic patch repairs. Residents indicated that a sewer pipeline laid beneath the carriageway frequently crumbles, undermining the road base and causing sections to sink, and they connected the recurrent collapses to persistent subsurface decay. Local accounts stated that repair crews have returned to the site on multiple occasions but that the underlying pipeline problem has not been fully resolved. The recurring nature of the incidents suggests chronic instability beneath the roadway rather than isolated surface deterioration. Some residents alleged that after the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government in Haryana in 2014, the then minister for the public works department, Rao Narbir Singh, expedited construction of the Gurugram-Sohna road without conducting adequate inspections, a claim connected by locals to the persistent defects. The past suspension of work during the flyover build and the sequence of subsequent sinkings have reinforced local concerns about construction quality and maintenance. The area remains cordoned off as safety and remedial assessments proceed.

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