LUCKNOW, June 4 -- Following repeated road cave-in incidents which endangered lives and disrupted traffic in densely populated Vikas Nagar in the state capital, Jal Nigam has finally launched a Rs.14.5-crore project to repair and strengthen the sewer line running through the area.

The work is now underway using a trenchless, modern rehabilitation technique, months after residents raised alarm over multiple sinkholes and road cave-ins occurred previously, officials said.

The project will cover a 1,775-metre stretch from Gulachin Mandir to Indian Bank on Picnic Spot Road and is expected to be completed by April 11, 2026. A private company based in Mumbai has been contracted for the work, they added.

According to Jal Nigam executive engin...