- August 9, 2025
Delhi Metro Site Wall Collapse Causes Road Cave-In In Vasant Kunj, Traffic Advisory Issued
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As a precaution, commuters travelling from the Mehrauli side are advised to take an alternate route via Aruna Asaf Ali Marg to reach Mahipalpur
The affected stretch is from Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, towards Mahipalpur. (Image via X/@SnehlataRathi)
A portion of the Mahipalpur–Mehrauli Road in South Delhi caved in on Saturday after a wall at an under-construction Delhi Metro site collapsed near D-6, Vasant Kunj, under the Masoodpur Flyover. The incident has led to significant traffic disruption in the area.
According to an advisory issued by the Delhi Traffic Police on X, the affected stretch runs from Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, towards Mahipalpur.
As a precaution, commuters travelling from the Mehrauli side have been advised to take an alternative route via Aruna Asaf Ali Marg to reach Mahipalpur and avoid the damaged section of the road.
Traffic AdvisoryA wall of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s under-construction underground site near D-6, Vasant Kunj, under the Masoodpur Flyover, has collapsed. As a result, a portion of the Mahipalpur–Mehrauli Road, from Fortis Hospital towards Mahipalpur, has caved in.…
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) August 9, 2025
“Commuters travelling from the Mehrauli side towards Mahipalpur are advised to take the alternate route via Aruna Asaf Ali Marg— from Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, — to reach Mahipalpur and avoid the affected stretch,” the advisory stated.
Traffic police personnel have been deployed at the site to manage the situation and guide road users.
“Kindly follow the directions of traffic police personnel deployed in the area,” the advisory added.
Meanwhile, Snehlata Rathi, Residents Welfare Association (RWA) president of D-6, Vasant Kunj, also raised the issue on social media, saying the cave-in has caused inconvenience to residents.
She mentioned that a school bus tyre sank into the collapsed portion of the road earlier in the day.
“Road outside D6,Vasant Kunj,is blocked due to recent Jal Board/Metro work,a part of the road has collapsed, Today a schoolbus tyre sank into the collapsed road, lot of inconvinence to all, Require urgent attention and action,” she wrote, sharing a photo of the site.
Wall Collapse In South East Delhi Kills 7
Meanwhile, earlier on Saturday morning, seven people, including two children, died after a boundary wall collapsed in the Hari Nagar area of Jaitpur, South East Delhi, following heavy overnight rain.
According to Delhi Police, the 100-foot-long wall fell on several nearby jhuggies (makeshift huts), trapping eight residents. All were pulled out from the debris and taken to hospital, but seven of them succumbed to their injuries.
The victims included three men, two women, and two girls, all of whom were living in temporary shelters on a vacant plot.
Delhi has been experiencing heavy rainfall since early morning, leading to severe waterlogging and traffic snarls in several parts of the city, including Vasant Kunj, R.K. Puram, Connaught Place, and Minto Bridge.
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