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Though the drains are not too deep, a fall can anyway cause injuries,” said Anushka, who lives in the area.Another resident Osheen Kalra said the construction materials, lying on the road for the past few weeks, had been causing snarls as big vehicles were unable to pass through the stretch. I have had narrow escapes on a number of occasions over the past couple of weeks while negotiating the construction materials scattered on the road,” Deepanshi, who studies at an institute there, said as she parked her scooty on the roadside.In fact, according to local people, there had been some minor accidents due to the open drains recently.“There have been incidents of children falling into the drains over the past few days. GURUGRAM: Civic workers resumed work on a 500-metre-long stretch of the main road in Sector 7 on Monday after a gap of one-and-a-half months following repeated complaints from local residents.According to the residents, workers had left the stretch dug up with construction materials lying everywhere.Also, drains along the stretch were left open, putting residents’ lives at risk.Though the work has been resumed, workers engaged in the project said it would take at least 10 days more to mend the broken stretch and make it motorable.However, the delay in the work has been causing trouble for local residents, especially at night.“Chances of accidents have increased on this broken stretch..