28 cave-ins, over 4,000 potholes: Monsoon leaves its mark on Ahmedabad city
A total of 28 cave-ins have been recorded in Ahmedabad city this monsoon season with the latest major incident reported opposite Sahajanand School along the Metro elevated corridor in Vastral Saturday.
The incident was recorded on camera by local residents and has been doing the rounds on social media. Last week, a major cave-in was reported in the Shahibaug area where an entire car sank.
Ahmedabad city has recorded a total of 410 mm rainfall in July so far, with nearly 254 mm between July 10 and July 11 alone. As a result, the stormwater and drainage pipelines have been damaged in several places.
