Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor tunnel cave-in damages homes and exposes gas pipeline

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) tunnel cave-in damages homes and collapses over 500 metres of land in Patuka village under Nuh district. Specifically, the major subsidence occurred on Saturday night around 9 PM along the under-construction Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project. Furthermore, this marks the second cave-in within six days at the ₹1,200-crore tunnel site near the Aravali hills.

GAIL gas pipeline exposed and properties destroyed in Nuh

Following the soil collapse, a GAIL gas pipeline running from Jamnagar to Loni was exposed, though officials confirmed no gas leakage occurred. Consequently, a team of two dozen GAIL officials rushed to secure the vulnerable pipeline.

Additionally, the collapse completely destroyed one under-construction house, damaged parts of a government school, and tilted a massive electricity tower. Meanwhile, local authorities deployed heavy police personnel and broadcast safety warnings from local mosques to keep residents away.

Railway authorities investigate geological seepage and weak rock formations

Railway Executive Director Narendra Chhibber stated that construction work beneath the tunnel had been halted after the initial October 5 incident, preventing worker casualties. Furthermore, technical experts are examining potential water seepage caused by weak rock and soil formations near the Aravali entry point.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Akhil Pilani and SDM Jitendra Garg inspected the site to review security arrangements. Therefore, as HORC tunnel cave-in damages homes, angry villagers have demanded adequate land compensation and warned against resuming work without safety assurances.