Nagpur civic body to consider road repair proposals

When the standing committee of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation meets on October 30, proposals on tarring and widening of five roads, providing proper traffic markings and dress code for health officials will be on the agenda. The tarring proposals of major roads are worth Rs 1.80 crore. Of these, the patch from Kamptee road to Mecca Road is in a bad shape. The civic administration has already allocated Rs 50 lakh and now requires standing panel's nod to start the work. Similarly, there was no tarring work on Ma Bamleshwari Road near Pilli River since laying of the road some two decades ago. The panel will give its opinion on administrative proposal to lay tar road worth Rs 30 lakh in Ma Bamleshwari Nagar. It will also discuss civic administration's proposal worth Rs 30 lakh to paint important traffic signages. At present, no proper signage on roads exposes the road users, particularly four-wheeler drivers, to arbitrary booking by the cops. Though these markings are mandatory at all traffic light points under Motor Vehicles' Act, it seems the NMC and traffic police are not much concerned about their absence.