Hyderabad: A road leading to Chaknawadi in Goshamahal caved in for the third time around 2 am on Wednesday. However, no one was injured in the incident.
This 730-metre road from Darusalam to Chaknawadi is laid over a nala. A portion of the Chaknawadi stretch that is 230 metres long and nine metres wide caved in.
Whenever heavy vehicles plied on the bitumen road over the nala covered with cement concrete (CC) slab, its metal portion was getting damaged, said GHMC engineers.
“When the road caved in on an earlier occasion, we took and completed its restoration. However, on Wednesday another portion of the same road caved in,” an engineer said.
Another senior engineer from GHMC said that restoring the entire stretch as a permanent solution, entailed a budget of `five crore. He said that temporary solutions do not serve any purpose.
This road, laid around four decades back, has deteriorated over years. Locals said that they had raised several complaints earlier but in vain.
“Previously, push carts and vehicles were damaged. Instead of temporary works, authorities should take up permanent measures and resolve the issue, once and for all,” said Akash Agarwal, a frequent user of the road.
