East Nagpur plunged into chaos Tuesday night as relentless rain and overflowing rivers left multiple localities submerged and Pavnagaon completely cut off from the rest of the city. The Nag and Pili rivers, swollen beyond capacity, turned neighborhoods into islands, paralyzing movement and trapping residents indoors.
Navkanya Nagar faced the brunt, with water invading homes and forcing the fire department to launch rescue ops, evacuating six people. In Bharatwada’s Vitbhatti, hutments vanished underwater—only brick piles remained visible. The Metro access to Prajapati Nagar station was drowned, halting all traffic.
The flood extended up to Gujarati Colony, with the entire Pardi Chowk–Kalamna stretch submerged. Overflowing nullahs worsened conditions in Punapur, Shyam Nagar, Navin Nagar, Mohan Baba Nagar, and Minimata Nagar, which all faced waist-deep water.
In Sainagar, locals had to bring in JCB machines to manually drain floodwater, while the Bharatwada Bridge choked with plastic and thermocol waste, exposing the ugly truth of civic apathy toward waste management.
The underpasses at Vardhaman Nagar and Prajapati Nagar turned into mini lakes, completely shut down due to dangerous water levels.
As more rain looms, East Nagpur residents aren’t just angry—they’re stranded. Crumbling infrastructure, choked drains, and zero pre-monsoon prep have once again shown how fragile and ill-prepared the city is for climate realities.
This wasn’t just a flood—it was East Nagpur abandoned in plain sight.
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