India, Oct. 31 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite permission for laying an underground master pipeline under Dwarka expressway, which would ensure water supply in Sector 58 to Sector 80, which at present faces extensive water shortage during summers, said officials on Thursday.

GMDA officials said that they have submitted all details and plans to the highway authority seeking permission to resume the work, which was stopped last month after the Dwarka expressway witnessed road subsidence at two locations. The authority was laying two segments of pipelines each of 340 mm under the Central Peripheral Road (CPR), which is part of Dwarka expressway a...