In an effort to curb the use of plaster of paris (PoP) idols during Ganeshotsav, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has deployed a joint team of Solid Waste Management and Nuisance Detection Squad, who, on Monday, seized a total of 117 pop idols from Bajeria Chowk, Nagpur.

The four-hour raid in Bajeria was executed following a tip-off given to Municipal Solid Waste Management Department Director and Deputy Municipal Commissioner Dr Gajendra Mahlle.

A fine of Rs 10,000 was collected from the owner Prashant Shahu of Shahu Murti Bhandar by the corporation team led by zonal officers Lokesh Wasanwar, Sanjay Khandare, Rohidas Rathod, Navakisan Shende, Lokesh Basalwar, Mahendra Ambhore and Suresh Khare.

Ban on the sale and immersion of PoP idols in the city has been enforced by the civic body under directives from the High Court since 2012. The ban was announced after the State Government had lodged an affidavit in the HC -entailing that they were to follow the Central Pollution Control Board norms pertaining to environmental protection.

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation, on Sunday, sprung to action as strong winds and heavy rainfall caused havoc in the city. Residents suffered severe losses as windsnap trees fell on their vehicles and properties across Nagpur.

A team from the fire and emergency services department was deployed to the respective areas to perform rescue services. According to the data, around nine cars and four two-wheelers were damaged near Swawlambi Nagar, Mahal, Tiranga Chowk, Chhota Tajbagh, Ujjwal Nagar and Narendra Nagar.

NMC pulling out a car and a motorcycle buried under the tree near Chandni Bar and Yash Furniture Market at Tiranga Chowk

NMC performing a rescue operation as a tree branch fell on a Maruti Suzuki car near Priya Apartment in Chhota Tajbagh

A five-day weather warning has been reported by the Regional Meterological Centre, Nagpur on Monday, stating heavy to to extremely heavy rainfall across the city.

Source: RMC, Nagpur

The accident-prone spot at Hingna road Nagpur starts from Ambazari lake Y-point to Hingna T-point. The stretch is filled with potholes and damaged surface layer below Subhash Nagar Metro Rail Station.

A 49-year-old man died on the same stretch after an unidentified car hit his motorcycle on January 3. “Eight accidents have happened in the last eight days below the metro station. The entire patch used to be under water during the monsoon due to lack of storm water drain. The road is severely damaged below and after the station. Still, MahaMetro is doing nothing. I informed MahaMetro MD Brijesh Dixit many time, and requested him to repaur the road. But he did not pay heed. MahaMetro is responsible for the death and injuries to cirizens,” as said by West Nagpur MLA Vikas Thakre to TOI

Reportedly, NMC says that the road falls under PWD’s jurisdiction and PWD says that the stretch from over-flow point to Hingna T-point is under NMC.

Nation Next brings you exclusive photos of the damaged road responsible for many accidents…

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