The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has kickstarted one of its biggest urban infrastructure drives — the Construction and Rehabilitation of a Comprehensive Sewer System in the Central Zone — a key component of the ₹1,926.99-crore Nag River Rejuvenation Project under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
Jointly funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Government of India, the Maharashtra government and NMC, the project aims for 100 per cent sewage collection and treatment across central and northern Nagpur to stop untreated discharge into the Nag and Pioli rivers.
Covering nine zones — Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Gandhibagh, Satranjipura, Lakadganj and Mangalwari — the plan will lay or rehabilitate nearly 219 km of pipelines, including tertiary, sub-main and trunk sewers. Dharampeth alone will see 65 km of new lines.
Work includes new pipelines, manholes, and household connections, with strict deadlines: roads must be restored within ten days of excavation. The project also features real-time monitoring through on-site cameras accessible to NMC and the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD).
All debris will go to Nagpur’s C&D Waste Plant at Bhandewadi, while surplus soil will be reused locally. The network’s structures are built for a 60-year service life, and work is scheduled for completion in 30 months.
Supervised by a Project Management Consultancy led by Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd (TCE) with international partners from Japan and Spain, the Central Zone package is seen as the most technically challenging and critical to restoring the ecological health of the Nag River.
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