Road cave-in plunges 2 vehicles down in Maujpur

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Road cave-in plunges 2 vehicles down in Maujpur

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A huge portion of a busy road near the Maujpur-Babarpur Metro Station in East Delhi’s Shahdara caved in, trapping a car and an auto-rickshaw on Monday night. There were two people in the car and one in the auto who has been rescued soon by the police and they escaped with minor injuries.

The incident took place on the mid-night of Monday and the road was cave in right under the Maujpur metro station.

"As soon the incident took place, the police reached the spot and informed the fire department. The fire services were also reached the spot soon and rescued the people in the vehicle that was trapped in the debris. However, both the vehicles, auto and car has been damaged completely," said a police official who was on the spot.

The road is one of the important stretches between the Delhi and Loni. After the cave-in, the traffic police have diverted the route and traffic arrangements from Shahdara and Brahmpuri to avoid traffic jams and congestion.

The Public Works Department (PWD) engineers who reached the spot said that there is leak in the water pipeline due to which the ground might be damaged and collapsed. 

The officials said that the PWD staffs are working to repair the pit and in the next two-three days the road will be repaired. "The auto and the car owners will be compensated by the government," said the official.

Local Member of Parliament and  Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari said that the people of Maujpur in North East Delhi had given a massive mandate to the Kejriwal but the Chief Minister is not serious about their security. "Had the old pipelines been replaced on time, this accident could have been averted. Delhi Jal Board works directly under Kejriwal but he is busy only in the politics of accusing other parties and the expansion his own party and has forgotten about the basic problems of Delhi."

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