More than a week after a woman lost her life in a road accident on Godhani Road, severe traffic chaos and life-threatening hazards continue to plague the busy arterial stretch. Despite a formal notification by the Nagpur Traffic Police prohibiting entry of heavy vehicles in the area from 6 am to 10 pm starting November 6, local shopkeepers and daily commuters report that commercial trucks continue to ply brazenly along the corridor during the restricted hours. While the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Nagpur Improvement

 

Trust (NIT) recently executed a joint anti-encroachment drive demolishing nearly 80 illegal sheds, ground realities reveal that reactionary measures have failed to restore order. Rampant, unregulated parking by shoppers and commercial establishments routinely blocks nearly half of the carriageway, squeezing two-way traffic into a perilous bottleneck throughout the day. The persistent disorder exposes an acute lack of futuristic urban planning and inter-departmental coordination. As the Godhani belt undergoes rapid residential and commercial expansion, civic authorities have failed to match the population surge with widened roads, designated parking zones, or safe commuting infrastructure. Commuters navigating the stretch face daily peril amidst erratic traffic movement, blind curves, and unchecked encroachments. “Even after the fatal mishap in early November and the recent demolition drive, nothing has fundamentally changed on the ground,” said a local shopkeeper on Godhani Road. “Heavy vehicles still roll through during peak hours, and haphazardly parked vehicles block half the road. Authorities seem to wake up only after a life is lost, rather than implementing systematic infrastructure planning.”