2 years on, NHAI steps in to carry out repair of sewer after cave-ins on Sohna highway
The cave-in on Monday was the fifth such incident over the last two years due to the damaged sewer line.
This comes after nearly two years of inaction and repeated back-and-forth between GMDA and the highway authority even as commuters have been suffering. In 2022, the sewer line was officially handed over to GMDA once the Sohna highway project was completed. However, since Dec 2023, repeated sinkholes developed along the same stretch.
A senior NHAI official said, "We have been pursuing GMDA for over a year now to carry out the rehabilitation of the sewer line, but the work hasn't started. Now they are raking up an old estimate from before GMDA was even formed. But given the repeated collapses, we are deliberating to take up the work ourselves as per GMDA's specifications. We will soon request their formal consent."
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GMDA, which earlier floated a tender to carry out the sewer repairs using cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology, is now saying the responsibility lies with NHAI.
The CIPP technique involves inserting a flexible liner into the damaged pipe, which is then cured to form a new, seamless pipe within the old one, effectively sealing any leaks and restoring structural integrity without the need for excavation.
The sewer line rehabilitation was originally proposed in 2017, before the Sohna highway project began. At the time, HUDA — now Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran — drew up an estimate of Rs 28.75 crore for the rehabilitation of the 1800mm sewer line using CIPP technology, the laying of a 900mm line from Subhash Chowk towards Sector 48, and the strengthening of manholes.
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