As the city limped back towards normalcy after suffering vast damages from the downpour over the last few days, a portion of the busy road near Sankey Tank caved in on Wednesday, resulting in a sinkhole a few feet wide, causing traffic to pile up, until the hole was closed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
Officials from the civic body said the heavy rain caused the sinkhole. “There were no other issues. We have immediately filled the hole so that there will be no traffic snarls on the stretch,” officials added on Thursday.
“With excessive rain, water carries soil particles to the lowest level, causing a cavity below the road surface. Now the sinkhole is filled with sand, boulders, wet mix macadam,” an official explained.
