- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:53 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A part of the road at the Kalpana Chawla Chowk in Borivalli West, under the Suman Nagar bridge, caved in, leaving a large crater in the middle of the road. Visuals from the busy intersection showed a giant pothole in the middle of the road, exposing the hollow space underneath.
The area was marked as unsafe for the commuters and posed a risk to both the vehicles and pedestrians, IndiaTV reported while sharing a video of the caved-in road.
Upon learning about the incident, the police officials swiftly moved to the scene. The entire area covering the damaged portion of the road was surrounded by barricades to prevent any accidents. Officials have asked the motorists to stay away from the site of the incident.
No casualty has so far been reported by the authorities. However, this raises several questions on the dilapidated conditions of the infrastructure of the financial capital of India, which is battered by severe monsoon year after year.
Orange Alert Declared In Mumbai, Pune And Raigad
The festive week is expected to be swept in by torrential rains as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) declares an Orange Alert for parts of Mumbai, Pune, and Raigad until Sunday, September 28. According to the weather department, heavy to very heavy rainfall is set to batter the city between Saturday and Sunday, even as the city has already surpassed its monthly average quota for September.
Weather experts have further said that the rainfall will be subject to the upcoming low-pressure region, which is drifting westwards from the Bay of Bengal.
The forecast for heavy spells also comes at a time when the city has already logged in excess rainfall for September. While the average rainfall in September hovers around 380mm, the city has already clocked in 429mm so far this month.