Ahmedabad: Cave-ins on monsoon platter

A number of Metro and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials were held after a part of a road at Jivaraj junction caved in on Saturday. The affected spot is close to an infrastructure laying the groundwork for the Metro construction.

Cave-ins and potholes are also on the monsoon platter for Amdavadis this monsoon. The city was submerged again after just two-and-a-half inches of rain on Saturday.

More than five small cave-ins were also witnessed on the road that connects Khodiarnagar to Danilimda. A major cave-in took place near Bapunagar crossroads, which was barricaded by the civic body. Another cave-in took place in Maninagar, near Dakshini underpass.

"AMC is taking necessary steps to check waterlogging and repair roads. There are a couple of old roads which can have cave-ins. Our team is dedicated to working 24*7," said Hitesh Contractor, city engineer, AMC.