India, Dec. 13 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to grant approval to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) for laying a master water pipeline under the Dwarka expressway within a week, said officials on Friday, adding that GMDA had earlier assured NHAI that all steps would be taken to ensure zero damage to the expressway.

A senior NHAI official said that NHAI had stopped the work of laying the pipeline two months earlier after cavities were formed on the Central Peripheral road, which is part of the Dwarka expressway.

"GMDA's CEO has taken up the matter with the senior authorities of NHAI and assured that all steps will be taken to ensure there is no damage to the road. The permission to cons...