Delhi-Jaipur Highway Service Road Caves In Near IFFCO Chowk Gurugram

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A section of the service road on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near IFFCO Chowk in Gurugram caved in on Tuesday afternoon, forcing authorities to close the affected stretch after a crater nearly 10 feet wide and 15 feet deep appeared on the road.

The cave-in occurred around 3 pm on the service road carrying traffic from Delhi towards Jaipur. Traffic police immediately cordoned off the damaged section and alerted the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).

The sewer line running beneath the service road was damaged, leading to the cave-in. The affected portion has been barricaded and work to repair it will begin soon.

The closure is expected to affect buses travelling towards Rewari and Rajasthan, which frequently use the service road to pick up passengers. Commuters can use the other two-lane service road ahead to access the Delhi-Jaipur Highway.

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