Nagpur: The cement road from Radhe Mangalam Hall to Pratapnagar Square and further up to Savarkar Nagar Square has been in ruins for months after it was dug up last summer for underground electric cable installation. Seven months have passed, and the dug-up patches still haven’t been restored, triggering anger and frustration among residents of Pratapnagar.

The road had been newly completed and even inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. But the HDD drilling done for cable laying severely damaged the surface. Despite this, neither the Nagpur Municipal Corporation nor the contractor has taken any concrete steps to restore the road.

Repeated water pipeline breaks added to residents’ misery

During the cable work, the drinking water pipeline was ruptured three to four times. In the mi

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