Road near Jagraon Bridge caves in

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 2

A portion of the approach road to the railway overbridge (ROB) from Vishwakarma Chowk towards Jagraon Bridge caved in today.

It is not yet clear how the soil erosion took place, causing the incident.

After getting the information, the MC barricaded the damaged portion of the stretch. The staff started repairing the caved-in portion of the stretch on Monday night.

Rakesh Singla, SDO, MC, said, “We have deployed a machine and staff to repair the damaged portion of the stretch. We have also excavated the portion around the cave-in that took place due to soil erosion. The compaction is being done as of now. We will inspect the site once again tomorrow.”