PWD, DJB asked to conduct safety audit of obsolete drains, pipelines
Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have been directed to carry out a safety audit of obsolete drains and pipelines following recent incidents of road cave-ins in the city.
On Tuesday, a portion of a road caved-in near Sher Shah road Tuesday morning, leading to traffic congestion at India Gate C-Hexagon. Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters about the road cave in and advised them to plan their journey accordingly. “Traffic is affected on C-Hexagon India gate due to road cave-in near Shershah road cut.
