Nagpur’s Rs 2.6 Billion Phase-IV Cement Road Project Faces Delays

07 Jul 2025 CW Team

Nagpur’s Rs 2.6 billion Phase-IV cement road project has missed yet another completion deadline, leading the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to grant extensions to several defaulting contractors, according to a report by the Times of India.

The public works department of the civic body extended the timelines for Packages 1, 2, and 4 to December 2025, more than a month after the original May deadline lapsed.

This phase of the project aims to convert 33 key arterial tar roads, ranging from 9 to 24 metres in width, into durable cement roads. These roads are located across prominent zones including Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Mangalwari, Nehru Nagar, Ashi Nagar, Dhantoli, and Lakadganj.

The corridors involved feature vital routes such as Central Jail Road, Chhatrapati Square to Besa, Ajni to Sita Nagar, and Manish Nagar to Laxmi Nagar.

Contractors granted extensions reportedly include M/s Drishti Structural Engineering Pvt Ltd (Package 1), M/s RM Dayaramani (Packages 2 and 4), and M/s PK Nagrare Constructions, responsible for Package 9 in Dhantoli, which has also requested additional time due to delays.

The slow progress has attracted criticism, particularly given the challenges posed by the ongoing monsoon season. An NMC official told the Times of India that commuters are forced to navigate muddy detours, resulting in frequent traffic congestion and accidents.

Several heavily trafficked roads such as Ram Nagar and the stretch from Dharampeth Jhenda Chowk to Adivasi Vikas Bhawan remain incomplete and are unlikely to meet the revised completion targets.

While the NMC has previously announced the successful conversion of over 690 km of roads during Phases I to III, the current setbacks risk eroding public trust in the project’s delivery.

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