Ludhiana, June 27 -- A cave-in on the road connecting Saggur Chowk and Ferozepur Road on Friday exposed damage to an underground water supply pipeline, with municipal corporation (MC) officials saying prolonged leakage had eroded the soil beneath the carriageway and caused the collapse.

The incident occurred outside Onn Hotel, where a crater nearly 10 feet wide and 12 feet deep developed, prompting the civic body to barricade the affected stretch and launch repair work.

MC junior engineer Jotbir Singh, who supervised the restoration work, said a 12-inch water supply pipeline running parallel to a sewer had developed cracks at multiple points. Water leaking from the pipeline gradually washed away the soil beneath the road, while the resu...