more-in MADURAI Ponmeni Main Road in Ward 19 caved in at Sammattipuram here around 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, causing a risk to motorists. Corporation officials said the cave-in was caused by an underground drainage pipeline leak. A senior official from Zone 1 of the Corporation said that excess pressure in the main sewage line, caused the leak, leading to the formation of a hole on the road. The pipeline had not been replaced in 20 years, he said. He added the deep sewers placed at 25 feet burst as the soil accumulated in the pipeline. He said the Corporation had taken all steps to secure the area with adequate assistance from the traffic police. He said that barricades had been placed and traffic was diverted to ensure that no major accidents took place. “We have already started fixing the pipeline. It will take a maximum of two days to complete the work,” he said. Two similar such incidents took place this year, as road caved in near the Goripalayam junction and Palam Station Road, causing panic among motorists.

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