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Sudden Sinkhole on Chennai Tiruvanmiyur Road: Metro Admin Investigates
- •A car overturned after a sudden sinkhole appeared on OMR Road near Tiruvanmiyur Tidel Park in Chennai.
- •The incident occurred near the ongoing Phase 2 Chennai Metro Rail Project tunneling work for Corridor 3.
- •The trapped car was successfully recovered, and the driver is safe without any injuries.
- •Authorities are currently filling the sinkhole with concrete and implementing necessary site safety measures while conducting a technical inquiry.
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a section of the Phase 2 metro project on October 11 during his visit to Chennai.
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A sudden sinkhole appeared on Rajiv Gandhi Salai near Tiruvanmiyur where Phase 2 tunneling work for Corridor 3 is underway. Although reports attribute it to metro construction, the Metro Rail administration has launched a technical inquiry into the matter.
A car passing through the area at the time got trapped in the sinkhole, but the driver escaped safely. The vehicle has since been recovered, and workers are filling the sinkhole with concrete while implementing site safety measures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 14.64 km metro rail service from Poonamallee to Vadapalani as part of the Phase 2 project. Following the event, the Prime Minister and Chief Minister MK Stalin will travel together on the metro from Poonamallee to Porur.
