05-05-2025
Elderly couple falls on cratered road, injured
Nagpur: A 68-year-old man and his 58-year-old wife suffered injuries after slipping off their two-wheeler on Sunday while navigating the broken stretch of road outside their home in Aradhana Nagar-1, Manewada-Besa Road. The locals shared disturbing visuals showing crater-sized potholes, stagnant sewage water, and a road surface so eroded that it resembles a dumping yard more than a city street.
The visuals show gaping potholes filled with foul-smelling water, garbage-choked drains, and no motorable path. With monsoon weeks away, residents fear the situation could turn catastrophic.
The accident triggered fresh outrage from local residents, who said the road has been in ruins for over five years despite repeated complaints to the
Nagpur Improvement Trust
(NIT) and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
Senior officials from NIT and NMC expressed helplessness, stating that the locality was settled in the area meant for gardens and playgrounds. "Hence the residents are being deprived of basic amenities," they said.
The injured have been identified as Vijay Sadashiv Warade (68) and his wife Vandana (58). Their son, Bhushan Warade, a resident of the same locality, has written multiple letters to authorities warning about the deteriorating condition of the stretch between Shivkrupa Nagar and Aradhana Nagar-1.
"My parents had left the house on a two-wheeler when it skidded off loose gravel and water-logged muck. This is not an accident — this is the result of criminal civic negligence," a miffed Bhushan Warade told TOI.
Warade has been writing to Nagpur Improvement Trust since February 2 this year, urging the agency to de-reserve a portion of land (Mouza Manewada, Khasra No. 81/1) that remains tagged in the development plan and has blocked basic infrastructure work. However, NIT's responses dated March 26 and April 21 dismissed the urgency, citing procedural delays and fund constraints.
In his follow-up letters, local residents slammed the hypocrisy, pointing out that similar reservations were lifted in Khamla (Khasra Nos. 82–95) and the land was approved for residential use — a move backed by NIT's own letter. "When it comes to south Nagpur, we're told there's no budget or legal clarity. But in other parts of the city, they bend rules and clear files overnight," he said.
Locals are now demanding that NIT urgently submit a Section 37 proposal to the state govt to lift the reservation and initiate road construction. "If NIT and NMC wait for someone to die before acting, we'll hold them accountable. We deserve dignity and safety, not neglect and excuses," local residents demanded.
