Ludhiana, April 10 -- A portion of a road near Arya School Road, close to Sabzi Mandi, caved in on Thursday morning, posing a serious risk to commuters during peak hours.

Municipal corporation officials said the cave-in was triggered by the collapse of a manhole wall beneath the road, which had been weakened by rat burrows.

"When we inspected the spot, we found that rats had made holes in the wall, leading to its collapse and the road caving in above that section," said junior engineer Himanshu Sharma, who supervised the repair work.

"The damaged wall has been repaired and the cavity temporarily covered. We removed the lintel and fixed the wall. The hole has been covered for now and will be sealed with asphalt on Friday," he added.

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