Portion of road caves in

Residents say it is common during monsoon

A portion of the R.K. Mutt Road at Mylapore caved in on Saturday because of weakening of sewer line.

Residents of Mylapore and Mandaveli said this was the second case of the road cave-in in the area where vehicular traffic was hit.

C.R. Balaji of Mandaveli said this part of the road collapsed regularly every monsoon because of old sewer pipeline that carried sewage in Mylapore and Mandaveli. “It often affects traffic. Only temporary solution is found every time the road collapses. We need a permanent solution to replace the entire pipeline with larger capacity.”