Overview
- Repair work began late Monday night after Delhi Jal Board crews found a leak and road settlement on a 1,200‑mm sewer line near Ashram Chowk.
- Delhi Traffic Police ordered the Ring Road carriageway between Maharani Bagh and Ashram Chowk closed from 10 pm on June 15 for an estimated three to four days to allow repairs and checks.
- Traffic diversions onto Ashram Flyover, Captain Gaur Marg, Okhla Mandi Road, Barapullah and Mathura Road overloaded smaller colony streets and caused severe gridlock across east and south‑east Delhi on Tuesday.
- Authorities reopened one lane on Wednesday to ease flows while keeping most of the carriageway shut and deploying extra traffic personnel to manage ongoing diversions.
- DJB says the damaged line carries sewage from central institutions to Okhla STP so officials are keeping the area under observation for several days to guard against fresh leaks and monsoon‑related road collapse risks.