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Nainital: Around half of the 25-meter long area of lower Mall Road of Nainital town collapsed on Saturday, after which traffic was diverted to upper Mall Road. Alok Sah, a resident of the town said, “This part of the lower Mall Road has always been weak and has broken down earlier too. It should have been repaired when the water levels were low.”The Uttarakhand high court had also taken notice of the issue in May this year, inquiring what was being done to fix the Mall Road. This particular area in the Mall has been sinking almost every year. Harveer Singh, additional district magistrate, Nainital said, “We inspected the part where the damage occurred..