Nagpur: Strong Opposition protests stalled the plan to increase Nagpur’s administrative zones from 10 to 12. After the issue triggered a political storm at the General Body meeting, Mayor Neeta Thakre withdrew the directive to prepare and forward a proposal to the state govt.The controversy began when BJP corporator Sudhir Raut questioned whether the existing…
Overflowing drain at Bhupesh Nagar, Nagpur Nagpur: The massive pre-monsoon exercise undertaken by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to clean more than 63,000 stormwater chambers and desilt nullahs has once again failed to prevent flooding, suggesting the problem runs far deeper than clogged drains.Sanitary workers involved in the recent desilting drive told TOI that while…
Overflowing Gorewada nullah Waterlogging at New Ahbab Colony, Mahesh Nagar Overflowing Gorewada nullah Waterlogging at New Ahbab Colony, Mahesh Nagar Overflowing Gorewada nullah Nagpur: A zone-wise post-flood assessment by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has exposed glaring deficiencies and infrastructure bottlenecks that amplified flooding across the city on July 28. Debunking the notion that cloudburst-like rain…
Nagpur: Even as civic officials routinely defend poor-quality roads and repeated repairs by blaming contractors, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) continues to approve public works contracts awarded at dramatically lower-than-estimated rates. The trend is reviving concerns over whether such steep below-estimate bids are financially sustainable without compromising quality.The agenda for the July 10 standing committee…
