Jafar Nagar residents say they are living in constant fear — and their anger is justified. At Mansha Chowk near Al Ameen School, an open sewer chamber has been left exposed for weeks. Hundreds of schoolchildren pass this stretch daily, skirting a hole that could swallow them whole. Locals warn it’s not a question of if but when tragedy will strike.
The horror continues at Anant Nagar near Girija Apartment and along the road near Eidgah Ground, where crater-like potholes test the patience and safety of motorists. Two-wheelers wobble dangerously, cars swerve to avoid damage, and pedestrians walk with eyes glued to the ground. Parents near Eidgah Ground, where another school operates, say they drop their children off “with a prayer on their lips.”
Adding insult to injury, foul stench from the open chambers hangs heavy in the air. Activists Arif Sheikh and Adil Sheikh blast the civic administration: “NMC officers never leave their offices. They are quick to collect taxes but blind to the suffering of citizens.”
Residents accuse contractors of laying substandard roads that collapse within months, aided by overflowing drains and zero monitoring. The Mangalwari Zone office, they allege, has turned a deaf ear to repeated complaints.
Jafar Nagar’s streets have effectively become accident corridors, a grim reminder of civic neglect. Until the Nagpur Municipal Corporation wakes up, locals remain trapped between stench, fear, and the ever-present threat of disaster.
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