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Road Works in Other Areas Too of Suspicious Quality

  • Majority of the road works completed in other areas are too of suspicious quality raising serious question on the life of the road and also financial loss to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). Meanwhile, the work on South Ambazari road has been halted for further inspection after being noticed as sub-standard quality. NMC has undertaken the road works worth Rs 32 crore from last three weeks. Few works have been completed while the remaining either underway or to begin in coming days. The completed works are already in controversy with sub-standard quality of work noticed on South Ambazari road from Deekshabhoomi to Mate square and Mate square to Hingna T-Point on Monday and Tuesday.

  • A visit to few of the roads completed repairing work before few days has raised several questions. Without giving to any contractor, NMC itself has done patch work between Ramnagar square and Ravi Nagar square. The width of the tar is not at all of 1 to 3 inch as per specification of road works. Besides, the patch work has not done on entire stretch thus triggering early damage as surface layer develops cracks where the new work is finished. For example, the condition of the center portion of the road from Hislop college to MLA Hostel square to Law College square is very bad due to the same problem.

  • The road work completed in Gandhinagar seems to be satisfactory as far as quality is concerned. But the side shoulders has been left without pressing it properly again triggering early damage. Besides, the residents will have to face problems while going on or coming down from the road as the side shoulders are 3 inch high."Side shoulders should be leveled with surface by filling material mixed with sand. The work is not part of the tar road work. NMC should concentrate on this part as the life of the road will increase if side shoulders are leveled with surface-level," said an official.

  • The patch work done between Amravati road and entrance of Tilak Nagar is also of sub-standard quality. The material is coming off and spreading on the entire road. Meanwhile, chief engineer AN Shambarkar has continued to inspect the roads.Meanwhile, executive engineer GD Jambhulkar has also stopped the work on Mate square to Subhash Nagar T-Point following sub-standard quality of work. "Work will be resumed only after inspection. Specific instructions will be given to the contractor to ensure quality work," he said. On Tuesday, Jambhulkar had stopped the work on Mate square to Deekshabhoomi and directed to remove the completed patch work.

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