No pipeline damage found after road sinks at Nesapakkam
Metro Water officials inspected the Anna Main Road stretch after a portion of the road caved in on Monday.
A section of Anna Main Road in KK Nagar sank near the Nesapakkam pumping station on Monday, according to The Times of India.
Metro Water officials inspected the area and found no damage to the underground pipelines after excavating the stretch to a depth of five feet. The portion of the road was rectified by Tuesday morning.
Officials suggested that digging activities by other agencies in the nearby area might have caused the cave-in. This stretch has experienced previous road cave-ins, including an incident in November 2021 near MGR Nagar Market caused by a leaking sewer line.
Similar incidents have been reported over the last two months in areas such as Velachery, OMR, Perambur Barracks Road, and GNT Road. These have raised concerns regarding bursts in Metro Water pipelines.
Metro Water officials stated that they will soon identify and replace ageing and vulnerable sewer lines across the city to prevent such occurrences.