SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -When sinkholes occur in urban areas they can result in the partial and complete collapse of over ground structures in damages to infrastructure, cause high economic losses, evacuation and displacement of residents and can in some rare cases lead to the loss of lives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sinkholes are just one of many forms of ground collapse, or subsidence. Land subsidence is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface owing to subsurface movement of earth materials.