Traffic diverted at Aurobindo Marg

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
source:http://www.indianexpress.com

After fresh leakage was spotted at some points in the stormwater drain running below Aurobindo Marg, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation decided on Tuesday to close the road for repair once again.

Leakage was first noticed after the rain on Sunday, following which the road was blocked for repair work and opened briefly today.

DMRC took the decision to repair the leakages completely as the drain runs along an under-construction Delhi Metro tunnel and more rains may lead to flooding.

As the road will be dug up to reach the drain, which is about five metres below the surface, traffic on Aurobindo Marg from the Indian Institute of Technology towards AIIMS has again been diverted through the Green Park market road, and vehicles coming from IIT side are being diverted from Aurobindo Place Shopping Complex point near the Green Park mosque.

Traffic is normal on the other side of the Aurobindo Marg from AIIMS to IIT.

Official said the leakage may have been caused due to backflow of water as the drain is blocked near Gautam Nagar due to another road construction.

"One side of the road was found partially caved-in due to leakage at in the stormwater drain. Though this was completely repaired and the road was opened this morning, Metro engineers decided to inspect the entire drain in the area as a precaution," said Anuj Dayal, spokesperson, DMRC.

During the inspection, leakages were found at two or three more locations. The DMRC now plans to dig up the entire drain for proper investigation and repair these points completely.