India, May 7 -- A day after a sewer line collapse caused a cave-in on Sohna Road near Subhash Chowk, the same spot sustained further damage on Thursday due to continuous flow of sewage underneath the road, officials said.

On Thursday, a visit to the site revealed that the sinkhole, which was about 10-12 sqft on Wednesday, had expanded to around 25-30 sqft, requiring the barricading of about one-and-a-half lanes of the road.

This is the sixth time a portion of the same stretch of the Sohna highway has collapsed in three years.

According to officials, the National Highways Authority of India and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) have initiated steps to repair the damaged road.

Officials said that following the cave-...