Nagpur: Every year before the monsoon, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) undertakes an extensive river-cleaning and desilting exercise, promising smoother stormwater flow and reduced flooding. Yet, for the fourth consecutive year, large parts of the city were inundated after heavy rain, putting the spotlight on the civic body’s workshop department, which is responsible for executing…
Nagpur: Expressing strong dissatisfaction over recurring monsoon flooding, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Friday pulled up Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), observing that annual meetings, affidavits, and assurances were no substitute for lasting solutions to the city’s chronic waterlogging problem.Hearing a PIL by Janmanch president Rajiv Jagtap, a division bench comprising Justices Urmila…
Residents Stage Protest, Allege Neglect by NIT and NMC Nagpur: A slipper-garland protest and symbolic funeral procession outside the north division office of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) near Power Grid Chowk on Friday brought to the fore the simmering anger of residents of north Nagpur. The residents accused NIT and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) of…
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…
Nagpur: Nearly a month after Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) general body approved its Rs6,200-crore budget for 2026-27, the civic administration has set development works in motion, leaving departments with barely eight months to utilise the allocations before the financial year ends.A circular issued by the accounts and finance department on July 27 directs all departments…
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: Flash floods that hit West Nagpur on Tuesday have raised questions over effectiveness of desilting carried out by civic agencies, with residents alleging that the exercise was reduced to merely shifting sludge from the nullah bed to its banks instead of scientifically removing and disposing it of.A day after Tuesday’s flooding, Nagpur Improvement Trust…
Nagpur: Two days after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding across the city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Thursday launched a survey of waterlogging-prone areas to identify lapses and prepare corrective measures.Municipal commissioner Vipin Itankar deputed all three additional commissioners to inspect affected localities, roads, schools, railway underbridges and underpasses across the 10 zones.Additional commissioner-in charge…
Nagpur: A decision to roll out a pilot project for scientific street vendor management on 10 major roads in Dharampeth and Laxmi Nagar zones has marked Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) first structured attempt to regulate hawking while improving pedestrian movement and traffic flow.The decision was taken during a high-level review meeting chaired by municipal commissioner…
NMC teams clearing sludge across city Municipal corporation workers carry out a cleanliness campaign following heavy rain. The drive focuses on cleaning and sanitation efforts after the downpour. Municipal corporation workers carry out a cleanliness campaign following heavy rain. The drive focuses on cleaning and sanitation efforts after the downpour. Municipal corporation workers carry out…
