Sensing seriousness, corporator takes up work of Bhandewadi Road
   Date :12-Oct-2020

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Principal Correspondent :
 
Taking serious cognizance of the shabby condition of road to Bhandewadi, senior corporator Adv Dharmpal Meshram had promised to start the repairing work. Fulfilling his promise, he started the road-levellling work. ‘The Hitavada’ had raised this issue of neglect towards the people’s apathy. The road was neglected because many people in city don’t know it and those who know think that it is used only by the garbage carrying vehicles. In fact this road that starts from Sangharsh Nagar Chowk is very important as apart from the garbage carrying vehicles, a major population of East Nagpur use it they know how horrifying experience they have while commuting it.
 
 
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Adv Dharmpal Meshram, the senior Corporator under whose jurisdiction Bhandewadi comes, was trying hard to get funds sanctioned to improve the condition of this road. Since the fund is not budgeted, Adv Meshram with the help of NMC started the work of road-leveling there. Now the road is taking a different look. There were big potholes all over the road and driving became very difficult. “I personally experienced the trouble on the road. After going through all hurdles when we somehow reached the other side of the road near the dumping site, we stopped and looked back.
 
I thought that I should have taken another road from other side, a good one, smooth one”, he said. Adv Meshram could convince the earlier Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar to visit the road, who sensing seriousness had sanctioned Rs 7.30 crore. Unfortunately after the transfer of Bangar, the work could not get momentum after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
 
This compelled administration to focus more on Covid. While speaking to ‘The Hitavada’, Adv Meshram pointed out, “As I promised I am starting the work. It may be of basic level but it would at least not make people to suffer. At least the large pits are filled by metal dust, levelling is being done by roller to make it plane. It will provide commuters a little solace. I shall keep following the matter with Municipal authorities.” After some work started with the initiative of Adv Meshram, the smoothness on the road has become visible.