Chennai: A portion of Anna Main Road in KK Nagar sank near the Nesapakkam pumping station, raising fresh concerns over road cave-ins in the area. Metro Water officials inspected the stretch but found no damage to underground pipelines.A Metro Water official said the portion of the road that sank on Monday was rectified by Tuesday morning. The stretch was excavated to a depth of five feet, but no pipeline damage was found. The officials closed the portion and suspected that digging by other agencies in the vicinity may have caused it.The stretch has witnessed road cave-ins in the past. In November 2021, a portion of Anna Main Road near MGR Nagar Market in KK Nagar caved in after an underground sewer line leaked.The incident comes amid concerns about road cave-ins caused by bursts in Metro Water pipelines, with similar incidents reported in several areas, including busy stretches such as Velachery, OMR, Perambur Barracks Road, and GNT Road, over the past two months. Metro Water officials said that vulnerable and ageing sewer lines in the city will be identified and replaced soon to prevent such incidents.
