Approach road missing, bridgein Samrat Ashok Nagar unused
(NMC) in Samrat Ashok Nagar during 2022–23 remains unused as the approach roads connecting it are yet to be built. This situation causes severe inconvenience to thousands of residents, including schoolchildren and commuters to nearby industrial and residential areas.The bridge, located near Padmavati Nagar and Mhada area on an 80-ft road under Development Plan (DP) No.
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9, was intended to connect key localities such as the Uppalwadi industrial zone, Mhada Colony, and several densely populated residential clusters. However, the road leading to and from the bridge was never completed due to limited land availability between Mhada Colony and Guru Nanak Pharmacy College, despite a work order being issued.Ashi Nagar zone's executive engineer Ajay Pazare admitted that the civic body failed to construct the road. "Now we are going to propose this work in this year's budget," he told TOI.Local residents report that the lack of access roads has turned the bridge into a dead investment. "People struggle to commute. Students from the nearby Mook Badhir (deaf and mute) school and a newly opened Hindi medium school face difficulties every day," a local resident said. The area also houses a Muslim graveyard, further underlining the critical need for accessible roads.The bridge was initially constructed to facilitate an upcoming sewage treatment plant (STP), and while that component was completed, the accompanying bridge infrastructure remains unutilised. The locality also faces sanitation issues, with residents alleging that the sewage line was only partially cleaned by a contractor, leading to unhygienic conditions.Samrat Ashok Nagar and its surroundings, including Patel Layout, Deepak Nagar Housing Society, Naseeman Housing Society, Dattatreya Nagar, and Gaurav Agrawal's scheme, are home to over 10,000 people. Two major infrastructure schemes—one worth Rs584 crore and another Rs544 crore—are ongoing in the area, but locals complain that the most basic need, road connectivity, is being neglected.The bridge, built over the Nag river, was meant to be a vital link for residents to access essential services such as fuel stations, gas agencies, and schools, including a military school nearby. Locals say that despite repeated visits by civic officials, including the commissioner, no permanent resolution has been implemented.Residents are now demanding urgent intervention from NMC to construct the missing roads and make the bridge functional, as continued inaccessibility affects daily life and public safety.
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