India, Dec. 16 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday said it has granted permission to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to lay the master water pipeline under the Dwarka expressway, after the matter was taken up by GMDA chief executive officer PC Meena with the NHAI chairman.

NHAI officials said the permission has been granted with strict conditions, including ensuring the safety of the highway during construction. The authority had stopped the pipeline work nearly two months ago after repeated damage was reported on a stretch of the Central Peripheral Road (CPR), which is part of the Dwarka expressway.

A ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey conducted by NHAI had identified 16 cavities benea...