The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has found itself in the difficult position of repairing a sinkhole in a road leading to Metro Cinemas in Mumbai’s Kalbadevi, before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city, which is scheduled for later on Tuesday, 26 June.

This particular road is important because during Modi’s visit, it is expected to take all the heavy traffic which is diverted its way, reports Mid-Day.

The road had caved in after a 600 mm pipeline burst due to heavy rains outside Gol Masjid on Monday, 24 June.

Following the incident, all traffic to and from Marine Lines station and Metro cinemas had reportedly been diverted. No casualties were reported.

The pipes reportedly burst as they could not take the pressure of excess water from the heavy rains that lashed Maximum City.