THE stretch of road at Orange City Square, one of Nagpur’s busiest intersections, has deteriorated to an alarming extent even as the city concludes its latest Municipal Corporation elections. The junction, which handles thousands of vehicles daily, now features a long, uneven strip of eroded asphalt where the top layer has collapsed completely, exposing loose stones and gravel. Speaking to ‘The Hitavada’, a commuter said, the damaged surface has turned routine travel into a daily test of balance and luck.

 

Motorcyclists are seen veering sharply to avoid the ragged edge of the road, while pedestrians attempting to cross the junction are forced to navigate shifting rubble. The broken surface, which runs along a significant stretch of the crossing, has effectively created a hazardous off-road corridor in the middle of an arterial route. Traffic flow, already strained at peak hours, slows abruptly near the damaged section, increasing the risk of sudden braking and collisions. Despite the scale of the damage, no repair work, temporary patching or warning signage has been put in place.

 

Local residents and daily commuters note that the deterioration has been visible for months, raising questions about routine road audits, accountability and post-election administrative priorities. With a new civic leadership now in place, citizens are asking whether the condition of vital junctionslikeOrangeCitySquare will finally receive attention or continue to be ignored until a seriousaccidentforcesaction.For acityaspiring toprojectanimage of modernity and efficiency, the state of this keyintersection tells a starkly different story.