Mumbai and Delhi see large portions of roads cave in, traffic snarls; no casualties reported

A large portion of a road in west Delhi's Janakpuri caved in on Tuesday, causing traffic congestion in the area, police said on Wednesday. They said the incident occurred on Tuesday night and barricades have been erected around the spot to avert any mishap.

Visuals of the cave-in are doing the rounds on social media. The national capital recorded 0.2 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday.

A similar incident took place in the country's financial capital, with a huge portion of a road caving-in on Wednesday morning in Mumbai's Chunabhatti area, trapping several vehicles parked there, according to officials. There was no report of any casualty, a fire brigade official said.


As per primary information, the road caved-in at around 9 am near a college in Chunabhatti area. Fire bridge, civic staff and police rushed to the spot and cordoned-off the area around the affected road.

There is no report of injury to anyone, but several vehicles parked on the roadside have been trapped, the official said.

According to Delhi Police, the area in Janakpuri was cordoned off timely and no mishap was reported. The department concerned has been informed so that repairs can be undertaken. The traffic police department said it has received information about congestion from Pankha Road in Janakpuri and on the road coming from Mangolpuri towards Janakpuri.