Bawankule Orders Urgent Road Repairs and River Cleaning Ahead of Monsoon
Nagpur, India: As the monsoon nears, Maharashtra Revenue and Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has instructed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to immediately begin repairing city roads damaged during the summer. The directive came during a review meeting held at the NMC headquarters.
Bawankule stressed the urgency of road repairs across major routes, including those managed by the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT). He asked civic officials to prepare a detailed project report for the re-carpeting work and assured that the state government would provide the necessary funding.
In addition to roadworks, the minister expressed serious concern over the lack of desilting in riverbeds and nullahs, particularly in areas outside the city limits managed by the Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA). He ordered the NMRDA to complete all desilting and cleaning operations by 30 June to avoid waterlogging and flooding.
Local MLAs Nitin Raut, Krishna Khopde, and Vikas Thakre raised similar concerns and urged for immediate cleaning of water bodies to prevent urban flooding. Responding to this, Bawankule directed the NMC to organise planning meetings with MLAs at the zone level within ten days to ensure effective coordination.
The minister warned that any delay or negligence in pre-monsoon preparedness would not be tolerated and that accountability would be fixed for any lapses.
With heavy rainfall expected soon, the directive aims to ensure that Nagpur is adequately prepared to avoid potential monsoon-related disruptions.
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