NAGPUR: Fed up with the continued civic apathy even after repeated requests, Janhit, a city NGO, took it upon itself the task of repairing potholes in Surendragadh on Tuesday.
Janhit founder Abhijit Jha said the organization had made several complaints to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and local corporators, but nothing happened.
The NGO activists completed the task of repairing potholes in Surendragadh and other areas within a few hours, which the NMC did not do in months.
Senior citizens in the vicinity also supported the group by streamlining the traffic ensuring that the work did not disrupt vehicular movement.
Jha said, “We will continue this in the days to come so that citizens benefit.” He stressed that this initiative was necessary for the safety of motorists.
According to Surendragadh residents, they have been running from pillar to post to get NMC’s Dharampeth zone and local corporators, including former mayor Mayatai Iwnate, into action.
Jha said the material for the road repairs was procured with the help of donations raised from Janhit members.
“We purchased cement, sand and other material to fill up the potholes as a temporary measure,” he said.
The NGO’s efforts have been widely appreciated by the commuters and general public from this part of the city.
Meanwhile, citizens have expressed anger over negligence and delay by the civic authorities to provide better road infrastructure in the city.
The inaction by the concerned agencies to repair potholes is not new.
In the past, city NGO Janmanch too had carried out patchwork of potholes across the city, especially on busy roads like Kamptee, NADT etc.
Last year, the traffic police had carried out road patchwork in many areas.
Recently, Janhit had replaced damaged manhole covers in West Nagpur assembly constituency.
So far, it has replaced as many 42 damaged drainage covers in this part of the city.
Despite repeated attempts, Iwnate was not available for her comments.