A People Caring , Friendly Organisation..

My usual blogs are generally about critical of PSUs , Government departments etc which are totally inefficient , callous with no thought to the public convenience .
This blog is about a Govt venture which appears , efficient , with well thought out and planned modus operandi considering  public convenience in operations and seem to be people friendly.

The Government venture I am talking about is Nagpur Metro .

The reasons for my statements will become clear , just read on . 

With increasing health awareness number of people going for morning walks as increased tremendously . Stretch of road between Ambazari and NMC Octroy Post on Hingna Road is Quite popular . This stretch also has one of the longest or rather , the longest stretch of unbroken footpath . This almost a KM long footpath would have been ideal for morning walkers of which I am one . However we, morning walkers ,  could not use this ideal sretch  due to it's pathetic condition full of rubble and the uneven surface due to dug up tiles of footpath . Another reason we could not use it was due to poor street lighting .
Therefore we the morning walkers perforce had to  walk on the road .


See the photos : 

Footpath full of rubble .

Footpath full of garbage and filth .

Dugup tiles of foothpath .

Unserviceable street lights.

Metro Rail started work on this stretch some time back . There was no problem as long as work of soil testing was being carried as the obstruction on road was minimal .
Problems came when pit digging for columns started as obstruction caused on the road width was of considerable length . It created folloeing problems 
1. Footpath was unusable for walks reasons given in  above paras.
2. In-sufficient width of available road on one side , just sufficient for a Bus or heavy duty dumperto pass. On the road there was no safety margin for walkers .

No safety margin for walkers on the road with traffic.

3 Street lights were unserviceable , street lighting poles which were located on the dividers were removed completely rendering the area in darkness .

 For the convenience and safety of people these problems Had to be solved .

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words . So here goes .

Newly installed , serviceable street lights on the footpath .

NOW , Cleaned and walkable footpaths .

NOW , Cleaned and walkable footpaths .

NOW , Cleaned and walkable footh paths .

Even the sapling now have red reflective strip strips foe motorists and two wheelers 

I wish other Government organisations were also as efficient , carrying out well thought out projects , caring for people and as people friendly as Nagpur Metro.

Nagpur Metro , particularly the team wornikg on Hingana Road stretch . 

BIG BIG THANKS ,

Carry on the good work and God Bless .