Nagpur Updates

Cracks from Zingabai Takli to Godhani on incomplete cement path

Nagpur: Cracks already exist on the underbuilding cement road from Zingabai Takli to the village of Godhani, raising questions about the nature of the work being done. It also revealed lax oversight by the department of public works (Division-I) of the state.

Many occasions on the lackadaisical approach of the state PWD and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to monitoring and ensuring the standard of concretization road works in cement.

The stretch of the Zingabai Takli to Godhani village is part of the 5.6 km long Bokhara-Godhani-Faras road that is being extended with grants approved by city MP Nitin Gadkari from the Central Road Fund. A part of the road comes under the constituency of the Nagpur West assembly while the remaining part falls within the constituency of Hingna.

The work order for the Rs25 Crore was given to M / s Abhi Engineering in December 2016. Work is being carried out at a very slow pace and after more than three years, not even half the road is complete.

The stretch and noticed cracks on one side of the stretch between the Mahajan Complex and Govind Lawn, at many points. Chances of these fractures opening up further can not be ruled out if not attended to immediately. There is a difference between roadside panels and interlocking blocks in many areas. The blocks are of inferior quality too.

It is obvious from spot inspection that the contractor does not meet requirements such as regular water sprinkling at the site and covering up construction material, resulting in the accumulation of dust on either side of the road. Norms set by the traffic police are not being complied with either. TOI found that the contractor did not put up barricades, lights, blinkers, flasher screens, rotaries, signs for the order, red flags, etc.

Traffic wardens must also be stationed at the site round the clock but this is overlooked. Police from Mankapur and traffic police from Sadar district seem to have turned a blind eye to these violations. Former corporate Arun Dawre has found road work quality bad. Citing the reasons for the fractures, he said the road would not be allowed to set correctly. “The road is constructed from the ground at a higher level, and during heavy rains can lead to flooding of nearby houses and shops,” he said.

“We are not monitoring the quality and speed of work. Unless quality is compromised, it will be like rubbing salt to the wounds of people, “Dawre said and added that the new ones laid by the NMC, India’s National Highways Authority and even PWD do not have a smooth surface layer compared to existing old cement roads.

Despite repeated attempts, the executive engineer J Bhanuse of state PWD was unavailable for comment. It was also impossible to reach the contractor for feedback. NMC leader of the ruling party and former deputy mayor Sandip Jadhav acknowledged that he too had noticed cracks on the road and said he would raise the issue with officials from the state PWD.

Parents are concerned about the proposed divisional fee authority

Nagpur: Although the school education minister of Maharashtra has promptly assured the establishment of an appeal committee for conflicts between parents and schools, many doubt its practical implementation. Parents from six to seven Nagpur CBSE schools have tried to organize themselves under a common banner, to give themselves additional influence in school management disputes.

Girish Pande, a group member who calls himself ‘ Jagrut Palak Parishad (Aware Parents Council),’ said there are some fundamental issues that could lead to the failure of successful initiatives. “It is obvious as of now that parents will not be included in such committees. If stakeholders are not part of those committees, they will never achieve their goal, “Pande said.

He was part of the group that met on Monday with district collector Ravindra Thakre about the issue of school fee hikes, and education department inaction. Pande said, “Another issue is that you need the approval of 25 percent parents, who can approach as a collective of affected parties, to take the matter before a committee.

In the rules regulating appeals boards, I think the same rule will apply. “Only scholars who support the cause of the parents feel that the new initiative can become a toothless tiger. Sapan Nehrotra, Shikshak Bharti’s divisional secretary, said the interests of the parents must be protected at all costs.

“Parents are at the mercy of school management at the moment, because they fear for their children. There is always a concern that their children will be ill-treated at school or failed in Std IX later, which may be harmful to the future of the child, “said Nehrotra, who had accompanied the parents to meet with collector Thakre.

The best way out, he claims, is to amend the Maharashtra Fee Regulation Act itself. “Either scrap it or substantially change it to ensure parents are motivated. Otherwise, we just do ornamental research by launching programs that will never thrive at ground level, “Nehrotra said.

Tree cutters running riot in West Nagpur without permission

Nagpur: Tree fellers roam in town, particularly West Nagpur, which is greener than other areas, asking gullible citizens for trimming and cutting jobs. They shaking off rules and administrative questions and persuading owners to take off a few branches and leaves here and there.

People who fall into their pit may end up being severely punished by the civic body that has hired tree cutters who work with full permission.

A group of citizens at New Somwaripeth at Manewada Road have been chopping down an age-old almond tree through such fellers recently. The tree was planted on the road almost 25 years ago and felled without the required permission of the garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

When Anshu Saxena, an environmentally conscious local, attempted to stop the illegal felling, few residents and laborers started to harass and threaten her. “I tried to get in touch with the police but in vain. This group of residents cut down the tree absolutely because they were disturbed by the leaf litter. How that can be a reason to destroy our green cover, “Saxena said.

According to NMC’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) published in April last year, people can not seek permission to fall trees citing trivial reasons such as “leaf litter disturbed” or “improving the visibility of a hoarding or shop advertising.”

Saxena further told that the tree fellers, who regularly visit their residential area, promote the work. “They provide tree trimming or felling service. The residents now intend to cut off fully grown Neem trees, “Saxena added.

A team of officials from the garden department of NMC had done a spot panchnama upon her complaint. “We sent notices to the citizens who ordered tree felling. Appropriate measures will be taken based on their reaction, “officials said.

About tree fellers who frequent multiple residential areas for the last few months. They provide tree felling services at affordable rates, bringing axe and other materials. This activity leads to a substantial loss in the already dwindling green cover of the area.

NMC garden superintendent Amol Chorpagar said those tree fellers are located prominently in West Nagpur areas. “We have identified these groups and soon will undertake acts such as filing FIR or externalizing them. The problem is going to be raised with the town manager, “he said.

Officials have appealed to the public not to use feller facilities because they are unlawfully cutting trees. “They don’t have the permission from NMC,” Chorpagar said.

NMC open for all public holidays

Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has introduced a 5 day work week. However, the collection counters in all NMC Zonal Offices will be open on Saturday (February 29) and Sunday (March 1) to encourage people to pay property tax. The collection of Civil Line Headquarters by the Revenue and Taxation Department will also continue to collect taxes on the said dates.

Likewise, all tax collection offices, NMC headquarters as well as zonal offices will be open all weekends and even public holidays until March 31 to clear out all the payments and taxes. The offices will only be closed on the occasion of Holi, which is coming on March 10.

सीमेंट रोड बांधकामाकरिता वाहतूक बंद : मनपा आयुक्तांचे आदेश

नागपूर महानगरपालिकेद्वारे वर्धा रोड, हॉटेल रेडिसन ब्ल्यू ते जयताळा रस्त्यापर्यंत बांधण्यात येणा-या रस्त्यामधील आनंद पूर्ती बाजार ते भेंडे लेआउट चौक पर्यंतची वाहतूक सीमेंट रोड बांधकामाकरिता प्रतिबंधित करण्याचे आदेश मनपा आयुक्त तुकाराम मुंढे यांनी दिले आहेत.

नागपूर महानगरपालिकेद्वारे आनंद पूर्ती बाजार ते भेंडे लेआउट चौक पर्यंत सीमेंट रस्त्याचे बांधकाम करण्यात येणार आहे. त्यामुळे या मार्गावरील डाव्‍या बाजूची वाहतूक ५ मार्च ते ५ मे २०२० या कालावधीमध्ये बंद राहिल. सदर मार्गावरील वाहतूक उजव्‍या बाजूने दुतर्फा व लगतच्या रस्त्यावरून वळविण्यात येईल.

विहीत कालावधीमध्ये सीमेंट रस्त्याचे बांधकाम करताना संबंधित कंत्राटदार व कार्यकारी अभियंता यांनी कामाच्या ठिकाणी सुचना फलक, काम सुरू केल्याची व पूर्ण झाल्याची दिनांक असलेले बोर्ड लावावे. पर्यायी मार्ग सुरू होत असलेल्या ठिकाणी दोन्ही टोकावर, बॅरीकेट्स जवळ, रोडवर सुरक्षा रक्षक किंवा स्वयंसेवक नेमावे. वाहतूक सुरक्षा रक्षक, वाहतूक चिन्हाचे फलक, कोन्स, बॅरिकेट्स दोरी रिफलेक्टिव्ह जॅकेट्स, एल.ई.डी. बॅटन, ब्लिकर्स आदी साहित्य उपलब्ध करून देणे.

रस्ता बांधकामादरम्यान खोदकामात काढण्यात येणारा मलबा रस्त्यावर टाकू नये. कामादरम्यान पर्यायी मार्गावर मिर्माण होणारे खड्डे तात्काळ बुजविणे. पर्यायी मार्ग सुरू होण्याच्या ठिकाणी व बांधकाम करण्यात येणा-या मार्गाच्या बाजूला वळण मार्गाचे फलक लावण्यात यावे.

रात्रीच्या वेळी एल.ई.डी. वळण फलक लावणे, बॅरिकेटींगवर एल.ई.डी. माळ लावणे आवश्यक आहे. उजव्या बाजूने दुतर्फा वाहतूक चालणार असल्याने रस्त्यावर अस्थायी दुभाजक तयार करून वाहतूक दुतर्फा वळविण्यात यावी. अनुचित प्रकारास कंत्राटदार जबाबदार राहिल.

वाहतूक नियमांचे तसेच वाहतूक पोलिसांनी दिलेल्या दिशा निर्देशाचे पालन करावे. रस्त्यावरील दुतर्फा रहिवासी किंवा कार्यालय असलेल्या नागरिकांच्या सोयीकरीता आवश्यक व्यवहार्य व्यवस्था उपलब्ध करून द्यावी, अशा सूचना आयुक्त तुकाराम मुंढे यांनी दिल्या आहेत.

आबकारी विभाग ने मारा छापा ,जप्त हुई लाखों की अवैध शराब

नागपुर : आज सुबह कॉटन मार्केट ऑफिस में शुरू हुई कार्यवाही ।दरअसल आबकारी विभाग ने अवैध शराब के ठिकाने पर आज सुबह छापा मार कर लाखों की शराब जब्त की है ।

बताया जा रहा है के छापेमारी की बड़ी कार्यवाही है इस कार्यवाही में अभी तक 5 आरोपियों की गिरफ़्तारी हुई है और पकड़े गए आरोपियों से पूछताछ जारी है। अधिकारियों का कहना है के बरामद की गई शराब की कीमत मार्केट में लाखों की है। फिलहाल इस घटना को लेकर ज्यादा जानकारी नहीं मिल पाई है ।

इस तरह का यह पहला मामला नहीं है इससे पहले भी आबकारी विभाग कॉटन मार्केट में छापेमारी की कार्यवाही कर चुकी है।

Big leakage, water supply to shut down in many parts of town

City Civic Administration and Orange City Water (OCW) have recently identified leakage near Morris College T-point Square. They have planned to take 24-hour shutdown on March 1 (Sunday) to plug this leakage. 24-hour shutdown work will begin on February 29 (Saturday) from 10 pm to March 1 (Sunday) from 10 pm.

Water supply to the entire area of Sitabuldi, Telipura, Koshtipura, Modi no 1, 2, 3, Tekdi Road, Ramdaspeth, Central Bazar Road, Chhoti Dhantoli, Sangam Chawl, Kumbhartoli, and Netaji Market, etc. will, therefore, remain affected.

NMC and OCW have appealed to the citizens of the affected areas to store enough water for their use, as it will not be possible to provide water through tankers during the shutdown time.

Good News, well done! Today, builder can not impose its clauses on home buyers, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court held that contract terms will not be definitive and binding until it is shown that flat buyers have no choice but to sign on the dotted line. Homebuyers who purchase flats or builders ‘ apartments have very little choice but to accept the developers ‘ standard sales agreement.

It is quite likely that specific provisions involving interest rate, right to terminate the agreement, the time limit for refund due to cancellation, etc. may not be equal, i.e. developers may have superior rights compared to buyers ‘ rights. Yes, many of those events already have to come to light.

There’s good news for homebuyers though. While delivering its judgment on 2 April 2019 in the case of Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd Vs Govindan Raghavan, the Supreme Court held that the terms of a contract would not be final and binding if it was shown that the buyers of the flat had no choice but to sign on the dotted line, on a contract proposed by the owner.

It further held that the inclusion of one-sided clauses into an agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice pursuant to Section 2(r) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 since it adopts unfair methods or procedures for the builder’s selling of the flats.

CBSE schools are wary of compulsory Marathi rule

Nagpur: The bill to make Marathi a compulsory topic in all schools is all set to become law on Thursday as it will be tabled in the lower house of the state legislature where the government has enough numbers to pass it.

The bill cleared the upper house without any hitch on Wednesday, making it clear no party would oppose it. Once the bill is passed, Marathi will be compulsory at all schools operating in the state from Std I to X. However, in Nagpur, CBSE, ICSE, and international board schools are unhappy with the’ compulsory’ tag citing ground realities.

Not wanting to speak openly considering the political sensitivity, a trustee of a school said, “What happens if a student comes from Kerala in Std IX or X because of a parent’s transfer? Do we expect the child to cope at that level with Marathi although the language is alien to it?. “Another CBSE school principal said” I have Marathi in my school till Std VIII and now I have to plan properly how to proceed with the higher classes. I am sure that CBSE will inform us well in advance of the curriculum.

“State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad told the state legislature that the new policy would be implemented in a phased manner. Her short statement suggested that it would only be the primary section in the first phase in which Marathi will be implemented as a mandatory subject. And going by the same statement, it seemed that it might take a few years for the policy to be implemented in its entirety, until Std X.

A senior principal of the CBSE school said this seemed more like a game of one-upmanship. “It is almost like the government of the state wants to show who’s the boss. I’m sure they know it’s going to be chaotic for those who get transferred, too, “the principal said.
Another school trustee said this could even lead to people avoiding state admissions.

“If an officer in the army moves from Jaipur to Nagpur when his son is in Std IX, he’d rather keep his family back there for a few years,” she said.

The ball is now in the court of CBSE, for all schools. “If this is compulsory in Std X then immediately CBSE comes into play. They have to intimate us with all the details because with an additional mandatory subject it will affect the grade sheet, “a principal said.

Change old schemes to suit current water requirements

Nagpur: Current water availability implies the need to develop sustainable methods to make efficient use of it. With land costs increasingly multiple, the initiation of new projects has become difficult. So earlier schemes should be modified to adapt to current requirements, said on Wednesday JM Sheik, Gosikhurd project board superintendent engineer.

He spoke at an event jointly organized by The Institution of Engineers ‘ Nagpur center, Nivrutta Abhiyanta Mitra Mandal (MSEB) and Sinchan Sahayog to commemorate the Irrigation Day. Every year at Maharashtra this day is observed in memory of former chief minister Shankarrao Chavan.

At the program held at AB Kottewar Hall of the institution off North Ambazari Road, SS Doifode, MD Date, SG Deshpande, and BD Deshmukh attended.

Taking the example of Israel’s rapid and impressive technological progress, Sheik said, “The stakeholders and the workforce have innovative courses of action to make constructive use of seawater in agricultural fields. This illuminates the importance of water reuse.

Speaking of the history of various irrigation acts that came into play from the beginning, Sheik said, “Before the state was founded in 1960, the area was divided up into the provinces of Bombay, Central, and Hyderabad. Various laws surrounding agriculture came in with different sectors.

Vidarbha, who was in the Central Province, had to follow the 1931 Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act. “He said,” The 1976 Maharashtra Irrigation Act was brought into force to stimulate the participation of people. The quota was set for farmers and they got to know the rights. “Date read a report on the Sahyadri Mountain Ranges or the Western Ghats as they are popularly known in his welcome address. He has given information on the density of rainfall in some areas.

“Due to the decline of the forest cover in the state, rainfall was on a decline. Even after efforts by the state government in Konkan and Marathwada regions, there is a shortage of water for agricultural use, “he said.

Deshmukh said, “All occupations demand to learn. It means acquiring knowledge of the concepts and their implementation. We’ve focused on irrigation department difficulties and shed light on suggestions.