Sinkhole opens up on Tannery Road during metro tunnelling work
The Hindu
A large sinkhole, about 30 ft deep, appeared in a private property on Tannery Road just a few metres away from the alignment of the underground tunnel of Namma Metro. Fortunately, the building on the
A large sinkhole, about 30 ft deep, appeared in a private property on Tannery Road just a few metres away from the alignment of the underground tunnel of Namma Metro. Fortunately, the building on the property was not damaged, and no one was injured. The family that was residing there has been evacuated.
The building has a shop on the ground floor and a house on the first floor. According to officials, the earth caved in where there was an old open well, which was recently closed. “On Thursday, during tunnelling work by tunnel boring machine Bhadra, a sinkhole appeared at about 100 m. from Venkateshpura underground metro station towards Tannery Road Metro station at around 7.30 a.m.,” BMRCL said in a statement.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.