Nagpur: Residents of Kalamana and neighbouring areas are forced to wade through sewage spewing from a cracked underground sewer line that was purportedly damaged during installation of piers of the new railway overbridge (RoB). Its over two months and the meandering sewage stream continues to raise a stink and unsuspecting passersby are left squirming every time a car zips through slush, splashing waist-high filth.Trauma triggers the moment one attempts to navigate through Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, where the public works department (PWD) is erecting a new railway overbridge. Residents complained the ongoing construction wreaked havoc with the creaky underground sewer network, sparking off a health crisis in the vicinity.Work on the Y-shaped RoB-cum-flyover began two years ago and the project drags on. The flyover starts from Shantinagar Ghat and while one arm makes a touchdown at Old Kamptee Road, bypassing the Kolkata railway line, the other lands near Namdeo Nagar Garden. A portion of the flyover through Rajiv Gandhi Nagar on Old Kamptee Road has developed cracks due to continuous spillage of sewer and construction work.PWD officials claimed the pier foundation work was done 10 months ago and sewage overflow was a recent phenomenon. A project engineer said he would ask the contractor to repair sewer lines. If the underground sewer lines were damaged during construction, sewage would have been spilling back then. In fact, there were obstructions in our way. I admit power and water lines were affected, but we didnt hit any sewer lines during digging. We swiftly restored power and water lines damaged by contractors, he said.While blaming PWD for the battered roads below the under-construction flyover, residents said their pleas to Nagpur Municipal Corporations Satranjipura zone have gone unheeded. Earlier, the overflow from sewer lines was a trickle. Once PWD kicked off the project, the road remained flooded with dirty water. Vehicles skid on the slippery stretch and people end up soiling their clothes. Walking is simply not desirable here, said Shanawaz Shaikh, resident of Indira Mata Nagar. Shaikh said they lodged multiple complaints with the zone office, but to no avail.Ghanshyam Pandhare, assistant municipal commissioner, Santranjipura zone, said PWD would be laying a new sewer network. A temporary line has been laid till PWD completes the stretch, but we have expedited our work, he said. We also published the following articles recentlySanitary napkins, booze bottles, meat, fish bones clog sewersThe sewer lines in Chennai are being clogged by a variety of items including sanitary napkins, diapers, alcohol bottles, unused clothes, debris, and meat and fish bones. This accumulation of waste is causing sewage overflow in the city. Metrowater, the water supply agency, has found that 85% of sewage overflow cases are due to solid waste blocking the sewer network. The Kodambakkam and Teynampet zones are the most affected areas. Metrowater is spreading awareness to discourage people from flushing solid waste and is urging toiletware companies to print awareness messages on their products.Sewage lines unclogged, GMCH unlocks toilets for OPD patientsThe Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Nagpur has opened locked toilets in the outpatient department (OPD) after clearing choked sewer lines. The sewage network, which was laid during the British era, had caused the toilets to overflow, leading to open defecation and urination on the campus. The hospital administration plans to build bigger toilets at different locations on the campus as part of the ongoing upgrade plan. Additionally, e-toilets will be opened, and a multilevel parking facility will be constructed for patients and relatives.GMCH unlocks toilets, unclogs sewage lines, relief for hundreds of OPD patientsAfter reports of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Nagpur becoming an open defecation zone, the hospital administration has taken action to unclog the sewage lines and open the locked toilets for OPD patients. The hospital, which sees over 3,000 patients per day, has planned to build bigger toilets as part of a campus upgrade plan. The administration had to lock the toilets after sewage water overflowed, forcing patients and relatives to relieve themselves in the open.

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