Nagpur: A day after union minister and city MP Nitin Gadkari expressed anguish over city roads being damaged due to utility services, poor restoration of roads dug up under the AMRUT scheme came under sharp criticism at the NMC general body meeting on Monday, prompting Mayor Neeta Thakre to order strict accountability of civic officials…
Nagpur: The demolition of four illegal bridges over a natural nullah at Kachipura may have cleared one hurdle for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), but a larger encroachment battle awaits the civic body. Its long-pending action against 56 commercial establishments spread across nearly 19.82 hectares of PDKV land along Central Bazar Road includes shops, restaurants, garages,…
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…
Nagpur: Nearly 88% of 3,669 buildings constructed in Nagpur city do not have Occupancy Certificates (OCs), with only 426 having obtained the mandatory certificate.Union minister Nitin Gadkari has now directed authorities to issue notices to the remaining 3,243 buildings and resolve the pending issues within four months.The directions came during a meeting at Gadkari’s Mahal…
Nagpur: The Ram Nagar-Shankar Nagar stretch experienced a wave of patriotic feelings as citizens from different walks of life carried a 700-metre-long Tricolour on Sunday to mark Kranti Din, observed on Aug 9 to commemorate the launch of Quit India Movement in 1942.The rally, organised by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) under Centre’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’…
Every activity will use certified operational equipment and trained personnel will supervise visitors. The climbing wall, one of the park’s most striking features, has already been erected The park will house 15 adventure attractions Every activity will use certified operational equipment and trained personnel will supervise visitors. The climbing wall, one of the park’s most…
Somalwar School road work Nagpur: The months-long ordeal of Pratap Nagar residents is set to end soon, with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) hopeful of completing sewerage and road works outside Somalwar School within a fortnight. The State Public Works Department’s World Bank division is executing the project.The long-pending hurdle — a BSNL duct carrying critical…
Nagpur: Anticipating a spike in vector-borne diseases during the monsoon, Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) medical health department has proposed deploying 1,112 ASHA workers for a citywide door-to-door mosquito larvae survey to strengthen surveillance against dengue, chikungunya and other water-borne illnesses.The proposal, which will come up before Standing Committee on Aug 11, seeks approval for an…
Nagpur: The ambitious Rs1,927-crore Nag River Pollution Abatement Project has run into yet another hurdle, this time over the acquisition of nearly six acres of land from Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) for a proposed sewage treatment plant (STP) near Maharajbagh zoo on Amravati Road.As per senior Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials, PDKV has…
Nagpur: Even 10 days after the July 28 deluge, the loudest demand from flood-hit residents, traders and institutions is not for compensation but for immediate removal of the muck, silt and sewage left behind inside their premises.While civic workers have cleared roads in most affected localities, those living and working in flooded areas say they…
