A minimum of 5 folks, together with a parliamentarian, have been injured when a highway collapsed in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The incident happened when the Saharanpur ward 34 councilor went to Vinod Vihar, Maripur Street, to examine the drains.
Residents within the space complained about water shortages and councilors visited the realm to grasp the state of affairs.
As employees dug up the highway to examine sewers, a part of the highway collapsed, injuring 5 folks, together with a council member, who have been later taken to hospital.
After the incident, locals blocked the highway and protested in opposition to town authorities, accusing it of neglecting its duties. The mayor and different leaders reassured them, and the protest was known as off.
Saharanpur Nagar Nigam mayor Ajay Kumar Singh suggested folks to not use the highway in the meanwhile. He added that investigations are on to establish the reason for the highway collapse and strict motion shall be taken in opposition to anybody discovered responsible of negligence.
Saharanpur MP Imran Masood visited the positioning and stated: “I’ve spoken to town commissioner and the mayor they usually assured me that the highway shall be repaired quickly.”
