Horrific: Dozens of vehicles buried under the ground one by one, horrifying scene after the rain; Every picture will give goosebumps – Cm Grid Road Project Exposed After Rain 12 Vehicles Trapped As Roads Cave In

The construction work of CM Grid Scheme, started for the development of roads in the name of the Chief Minister, was washed away in a single rain. 12 cars and vans were overturned when the under construction roads of CM Grid from Basai Mandi to Indrapuram and from Indrapuram to Amar Hotel caved in the rain. Vehicles got stuck in the potholes on the roads that had sunk three to four feet, which were rescued by the evening by calling a Hydra machine. Many people were injured when their vehicles fell into potholes. There was up to two feet waterlogging on the roads due to overflowing drains due to rain.

The Municipal Corporation has started the work under the CM Green Road Infrastructure Development (CM Grid) Scheme. Utility ducts, sewer and water lines have been laid at a depth of 10 feet in the stretch from Basai Road to Indrapuram Road. Lines were laid and soil and ballast were laid. Councilor Deepak Verma said that the road became filled with water due to the rain on Monday night.

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Car sank into the road – Photo: Samvad News Agency

When the car drivers left here in the morning, they could not spot the potholes after seeing them filled with water and kept getting stuck in them. About 12 cars and vans overturned after getting stuck in these potholes. It was fortunate that the driver escaped unhurt. The local people somehow brought them out. The entire road turned into a swamp.

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Car stuck in the road – Photo: Samvad News Agency

Torrent repair van, garbage collection vehicle also stuck

Torrent repair vans and garbage collection vehicles also got stuck on the road that had turned into a swamp. Torrent Power team was on its way to Indrapuram to fix the fault. Suddenly all four wheels sank. The Wagon-R car got stuck in the potholes and overturned. Three people traveling in it were taken out by the local people, they suffered minor injuries.

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Trolley stuck in the road – Photo: Samvad News Agency

Municipal Commissioner saw the plight of the roads

Municipal Commissioner Santosh Kumar Vaish saw the plight of CM Grid’s work in Tajganj area. He said that the development work of CM Grid has been affected due to rain, their repairs will be done on priority basis. The places where potholes have formed due to road subsidence should be filled immediately and made safe for traffic. During this, Chief Engineer Arvind Srivastava and Junior Engineer Krishna Gopal were present.

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Car stuck in the road – Photo: Samvad News Agency

Sewer line sunk at five places between Taj and Fort, traffic stopped

The portion of the sewer line laid under the Namami Gange scheme between Purani Mandi and Shahjahan Park near the Taj Mahal caved in after the rains. At five places between the old market and the fort, there were pits up to 15 feet wide and 4 to 8 feet deep. Due to this, vehicular traffic was stopped on the road. When Rajesh Rathore, a resident of Tajganj, saw the road sinking at many places in the morning, he put up barricades and alerted the drivers. Jalnigam’s Namami Gange Project Manager RP Singh said that due to rain, soil has sunk in the part of the sewer line. Instructions have been given to the contractor to repair and barricade the road.