Once hailed as a model of modern urban transit, Nagpur’s Airport South Metro Station is now sinking—literally and figuratively—into a mess of filth, foul smells, and public frustration. After almost every event hosted at the station’s banquet hall, the premises are left waterlogged, greasy, and unhygienic.
By Sunday morning, the scene was shameful: oily, stagnant water pooled across walkways, creating slipping hazards and unbearable stench. The mess—a toxic blend of wastewater, food refuse, and neglect—chokes the very spirit of a public transit hub.
And the damage doesn’t stop at inconvenience. Local vendors and rickshaw drivers are paying the price.
“We’re not the ones creating this mess, but we lose customers daily,” says sugarcane juice seller Ravi Jadhav.
“It stinks every morning after an event,” echoes e-rickshaw driver Amit Kale. “People avoid the station. We lose dignity and income.”
The chaos is worsened by unregulated stalls and the absence of a proper rickshaw stand, turning the area into a pedestrian bottleneck.
Despite repeated complaints, neither NMC nor MahaMetro has enforced post-event cleanups or sanitation norms. The silence is unacceptable.
“This isn’t a one-time issue—it happens after every event,” says daily commuter Sneha Borkar. “If this continues, the station will become a civic embarrassment.”
The demand is simple:
Strict post-event cleanup rules
Vendor and rickshaw zone regulation
Accountability from authorities
Until then, Airport South isn’t a metro marvel—it’s a municipal failure.
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