Gurugram, Nov. 22 -- The Dhanwapur underpass connecting Old Gurugram with new sectors along Dwarka expressway has been dealing with frequent waterlogging issues since it became operational in April 2024, officials and residents said on Friday. Motorists said the 900-metre-long underground passage in Sector 104 remains in a debilitated condition, with knee-deep water during early morning hours forcing commuters to take alternative routes. Officials said that a leakage from the underpass's structural joints results in water collecting on the stretch-whose outer areas on the edges are maintained by PWD, while the inner tubular area comes under Indian Railways. A senior PWD official, requesting anonymity, said on Friday: "We are in touch with the railway officials to start the repair work soon. They had done waterproofing work earlier as well. However, it could not sustain due to increased water levels adjoining the stretch." A senior official at Northern Railways, meanwhile, stated that they were aware of the problem and were awaiting a final report to direct local contractors for patchwork. According to motorists, wading through the stretch during monsoon becomes nearly impossible due to waterlogging and leakage caused by leakage from a nearby sewer line. Rishabh Saini, 25, a resident of Dhanwapur village, said: "Students and domestic workers who commute by a bicycle need to be really careful to avoid falling into the water, which is usually about two-feet deep. Cars cannot pass through the stretch whenever there's heavy rainfall." Charandeep Singh Rana, executive engineer at PWD, said, "PWD took up repair work in late 2024 and the joints on its entry/exit links were fixed. However, the inner tubular passage continues to face the problem," Rana said. He added, "The groundwater table in that belt is very high. Water pressure around the underground tunnel chamber reaches 5 metres during monsoon or peak levels." District administration officials inspected the stretch last week. PWD also issued a letter to the regional railway authorities after the inspection, asking them to initiate repair work again. Rana added that a team of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) recently inspected the sewer line and found no leakages....