Even as Nagpur is one among the few cities in the country to be developed as Smart City, the progress made so far is anything but smart. Still grappling with basic issues like roads, sanitation and water supply to name a few, it seems the city has a lot of catching up to do with cities that have set a benchmark in these parameters. Ahead of the civic elections which are likely to be held in April, panellists at TOI Debate trace the loopholes and discuss ways to plug them
One of the first impressions of a city is created by the state of its roads. Nagpur’s roads are in a poor condition and were filled with craters till a few months ago before some patchwork was done. Looking at the scenario today, Dinesh Naidu, an IT professional and founder of Parivartan Citizens Forum, reminisces the time when the roads were in “excellent” condition. “We used to boast about our roads to people from other cities,” said Naidu.
