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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Time of India
No retaining walls along rivers, north, east & south Nagpur homes in high-risk zones
Nagpur: Rapid urban expansion along the banks of the Nag, Pili, and Pora rivers in north, east and south Nagpur has exposed hundreds of new settlements dangerously to flooding due to absence of retaining walls. Alarmed by the threat, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has submitted a proposal seeking Rs57 crore from the state govt under its flood mitigation scheme to construct retaining walls across these high-risk zones, confirmed NMC's chief engineer Manoj Talewar. While the state govt approved the NMC proposal "in principle," it has not yet released the funds. The proposal identifies areas such as Pardi, Punapur, Kalamna, Wanjra, Wathoda and Narsala, where homes have come up perilously close to riverbanks with no retaining walls constructed by either the NMC or the Nagpur Improvement Trust. These areas have repeatedly witnessed waterlogging and flood-like situations during heavy rainfall. Earlier this month, even with relatively low rainfall, many of these localities were inundated, underscoring the urgency of the situation. Official sources say the Rs57 crore proposal includes construction of new walls. "If this fund isn't released before peak monsoon, we are staring at another disaster," said a senior official from NMC's public works department. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Dubai villas | search ads Get Deals Undo Residents of the vulnerable zones live in constant fear. "Even a moderate downpour turns our homes into islands," said a resident of Punapur, who lost household belongings in last year's floods. "How many times do we need to plead for a protection wall?" Civic officials fear that a single spell of intense rain could mirror the devastation caused by the September 2023 flash floods that ravaged parts of the city. The calamity saw large sections of the retaining walls along the three rivers crumble, especially downstream of the Ambazari dam and along the Nag river. Several properties were submerged, and public anger erupted after the NMC failed to reconstruct the damaged flood barriers. Despite the state govt sanctioning Rs204.72 crore in February 2024, including Rs163.23 crore specifically for riverbank protection works, execution has been abysmally slow. NMC issued work orders worth Rs154.42 crore, but only Rs86.63 crore was disbursed so far which the civic body has utilized. The civic body urged the divisional commissioner to release the remaining Rs70.26 crore to complete the pending works and clear dues to contractors. The funds are pending, effectively halting flood prevention works. Consequently, citizens affected due to the September 2023 floods have sought intervention of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Smart signals in place, NMC begins installing AI-powered speed radars, ETInfra
Advt Advt The first phase of the ₹197 crore Integrated Intelligent Traffic Management System (IITMS) project underway, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), through implementing agency Keltron, has now begun deploying AI-powered speed radar systems on the city's major roads. This comes after Keltron completed integration of IITMS at 10 of the 171 identified traffic junctions in the pilot installation of the speed radar system was completed on the busy Omkar Nagar Square–Manewada Square with radar sensors, ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras, and high-intensity strobe flash units, the system is capable of detecting over speeding vehicles in real-time, capturing licence plates, and instantly transmitting data to the city's traffic control command centre "The radar system was successfully calibrated and integrated. Once a vehicle exceeds the speed limit, the system triggers the camera to capture high-resolution images of the number plate, even at night," said a senior Keltron AI-powered enforcement system is a major upgrade under the IITMS project, which aims to modernise traffic management , improve road safety, and bring down accident rates in the radar unit on the Omkar Nagar–Manewada stretch is the first of many planned across 32 major roads, where traffic volume and speeding are key concerns. At some junctions or routes, multiple radar units will be installed to cover both sides of the parallel, Keltron has also initiated the conversion of 50 traffic intersections under IITMS. This includes the installation of smart traffic signals , vehicle actuated systems, surveillance cameras, and real-time traffic data integration at each junction. These upgrades are part of the wider plan to cover all 171 junctions with intelligent radar and junction system is connected to the NMC's centralised traffic control room, allowing real-time monitoring, data collection, and automated violation civic officials, including the municipal commissioner, are likely to inspect the radar installation site soon. Keltron's technical teams are continuously monitoring the functioning of systems on the IITMS project is a critical part of Nagpur's Smart City initiative and is expected to transform how traffic is monitored, enforced, and managed in the city.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Garbage vehicles without number plates, accident prompt NMC inspection
Nagpur: Alarmed by complaints of garbage collection vehicles operating without number plates and a recent fatal accident involving one such vehicle, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) conducted a zone-wise inspection of all garbage-lifting trucks on Monday. The drive coincided with Nagpur's disappointing 27th rank in in the Swachh Survekshan, but officials clarified the inspection was scheduled earlier and aimed at tightening door-to-door waste collection. On instructions from municipal commissioner Abhijeet Chaudhari, additional municipal commissioner (City) Vasumana Pant visited parking sites across all 10 municipal zones. M/s AG Enviro Pvt Ltd and M/s BVG India Ltd are responsible for lifting garbage from homes in Nagpur. Speaking to TOI, Pant clarified that the inspection was long planned. "The visit happened now because I wasn't available before, and I wanted it to be done in my presence," she said added that the drive was also in responde to two or three complaints, including one fatal accident and sightings of garbage vehicles without registration plates. Pant stressed the exercise is meant to strengthen the door-to-door garbage collection system. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Dubai villas | search ads Get Deals Undo The inspection covered 536 vehicles, both small and large. The zone-wise figures are: 64 at Seeta Nagar, 69 at Jaitala, 13 at Budhwar Bazar, 150 at Bhandewadi (AG), 87 at Bhandewadi (BVG), 35 at Dahi Bazar, 56 at Kamgar Nagar, 57 at Ahuja Nagar, and 5 at Mankapur Ghat. Pant was accompanied by deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) Rajesh Bhagat, chief sanitation officer Dr Gajendra Mahalle, all zonal officers, nuisance detection squad zone heads, workshop department staff, IEC team members, and representatives of the two waste collection firms. Pant issued instructions to officials managing the vehicles, stressing the need for strict compliance and daily monitoring.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Smart signals in place, NMC begins installing AI-powered speed radars
the first phase of the ₹197 crore Integrated Intelligent Traffic Management System (IITMS) project underway, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), through implementing agency Keltron, has now begun deploying AI-powered speed radar systems on the city's major roads. This comes after Keltron completed integration of IITMS at 10 of the 171 identified traffic junctions in the city. The pilot installation of the speed radar system was completed on the busy Omkar Nagar Square–Manewada Square stretch. Equipped with radar sensors, ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras, and high-intensity strobe flash units, the system is capable of detecting over speeding vehicles in real-time, capturing licence plates, and instantly transmitting data to the city's traffic control command centre . "The radar system was successfully calibrated and integrated. Once a vehicle exceeds the speed limit, the system triggers the camera to capture high-resolution images of the number plate, even at night," said a senior Keltron official. The AI-powered enforcement system is a major upgrade under the IITMS project, which aims to modernise traffic management , improve road safety, and bring down accident rates in the city. The radar unit on the Omkar Nagar–Manewada stretch is the first of many planned across 32 major roads, where traffic volume and speeding are key concerns. At some junctions or routes, multiple radar units will be installed to cover both sides of the carriageway. In parallel, Keltron has also initiated the conversion of 50 traffic intersections under IITMS. This includes the installation of smart traffic signals, vehicle actuated systems, surveillance cameras, and real-time traffic data integration at each junction. These upgrades are part of the wider plan to cover all 171 junctions with intelligent systems. Each radar and junction system is connected to the NMC's centralised traffic control room, allowing real-time monitoring, data collection, and automated violation alerts. Senior civic officials, including the municipal commissioner, are likely to inspect the radar installation site soon. Keltron's technical teams are continuously monitoring the functioning of systems on the ground. The IITMS project is a critical part of Nagpur's Smart City initiative and is expected to transform how traffic is monitored, enforced, and managed in the city.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
NMC's lack of sync within cost Nagpur of clean city tag
1 2 Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is preparing to raise formal objections over its 27th rank in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 with the ministry of housing and urban affairs. Despite scoring 9,328 out of 12,500 points — an improvement from last year — the city failed to secure the coveted "Clean City" tag or even a garbage-free city (GFC) star. But instead of external shortcomings, it is the civic body's internal dysfunction, lack of planning, and poor coordination that seem to have cost Nagpur its place among India's top clean cities. Officials continue to highlight notable initiatives like construction and demolition waste processing, compressed biogas plant, and biomining project at Bhandewadi. These efforts fell flat due to mismanagement, delayed execution, and the inability to present them effectively to central survey teams. Incredibly, key officials did not even review the official Swachh Survekshan toolkit, which details evaluation parameters, said sources in NMC. Apathy, infighting, and administrative inertia held the city back from improved rankings, sources added. When the Central evaluation team arrived in Nagpur, they encountered disarray — blazing fires at Bhandewadi dumping ground disrupted the schedule, while delays in biomining further damaged the city's image. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Do This Before Bed And Watch Your Tummy Shrink Beauty Ideas Read More Undo A major setback came with the sudden transfer of additional commissioner Aanchal Goyal, who laid out a comprehensive action plan. Sources in NMC claimed that deputy commissioner Vijay Deshmukh, in charge of solid waste management, took little interest in steering the campaign. Despite repeated underperformance, NMC never constituted a dedicated expert taskforce. Departments worked in silos, and no coherent strategy or roadmap was put in place for the survey. In 2022, NMC hired a Mumbai-based firm KPMG for Rs2.4 crore to handle documentation and data presentation. Though the firm offered six months of free service after their contract ended in December 2024, NMC failed to integrate its own officials with the firm—further eroding internal ownership and morale. Key public health engineering department officials were absent from planning and monitoring, despite their role in managing water bodies, sewage systems, and desilting operations. Even the civic chief did not issue any binding instructions to involve the department, resulting in yet another gap in coordination. "Responsibility was dumped solely on the solid waste management department, while other crucial wings — such as public health engineering, water supply, and toilet infrastructure — remained disengaged. Officials failed to share project documentation or collaborate, exposing a complete breakdown in unified planning," said the source. Even as municipal commissioner Abhijit Chaudhari says NMC will contest the survey results with the ministry of housing and urban affairs and demand a review, the civic body is now finally talking about building a more robust internal structure for future assessments.
