Month after deadline, cement rd contractors get extension till Dec
Phase-IV of the cement road project covers the conversion of 33 major tar roads — each ranging between 9 and 24 metres in width — into cement roads. The roads have been divided into 14 packages spread across zones including Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Mangalwari, Nehru Nagar, Ashi Nagar, Dhantoli, and Lakadganj. These corridors include critical routes like Central Jail Road, Chhatrapati Square to Besa, Ajni to Sita Nagar, and Manish Nagar to Laxmi Nagar.
Adding to the concerns, the contractor for Package 9 also formally requested an extension. The original deadline for all 14 packages under phase-IV was May 2025. However, with work proceeding at a sluggish pace, officials say even the remaining packages are unlikely to meet the revised targets, indicating that more extensions may be on the horizon.
The delays come at a particularly difficult time for motorists, as several of the under-construction roads are either dug up or barricaded, posing serious problems during the ongoing monsoon season.
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"Commuters are forced to negotiate muddy detours, leading to frequent traffic snarls and accidents," admitted an NMC official on condition of anonymity.
Among the defaulters, M/s Drishti Structural Engineering Pvt Ltd, assigned package 1 (covering key roads in Laxmi Nagar zone), and M/s RM Dayaramani, responsible for packages 2 and 4, received extensions till December 2025. M/s PK Nagrare Constructions, which is executing package 9 in Dhantoli zone, also sought more time citing delays.
Other contractors working on major city roads are also under scrutiny for slow execution. This includes high-traffic stretches like Ram Nagar, Dharampeth Jhenda Chowk to Adivasi Vikas Bhawan, which are also unlikely to meet their May 2025 deadlines.
The NMC previously claimed success in its cement road initiative, converting over 690km roads under phases I-III out of the city's 1,556km tar road network. But the ongoing phase-IV delays threaten to erode public trust in the project.
With costs rising and civic inconvenience mounting, questions are being raised about the NMC's contractor selection and monitoring processes. The repeated extensions raise red flags about accountability, project management, and whether penalties for delays are being enforced.
INFOBOX: NMC Phase-IV Cement Road Project — Extended Deadlines
Package No.---- Road Numbers---- Key Stretches---- Zone---- Extension Period
1---- RD-1, RD-13, RD-14, RD-15---- Somalwada Rd, Govind Nagar, Tapowan Main Road, Jaiprakash Nagar --- Laxmi Nagar--- Up to December 2025
2---- RD-3, RD-7---- Gulmohar Hall to Wardha road, Bharat Petrol Pump to Joggers Park Football Ground--- Laxmi Nagar --- Up to December 2025
4---- RD-4, RD-9, RD-12---- NEERI Road to Aath Rasta Sq., Deo Nagar Square to Swami Vivekanand Sq. to Gajanand Nagar, Roseta Club to FCI Godown stretch--- Laxmi Nagar --- Up to December 2025
9 ---- (requested) RD-23, RD-24---- Bharat Petrol pump to New Apolostical School to Parizad Beauty Parlour To Manewada School, Suyog Nagar to Railway Yard Compound--- Dhantoli --- Extension requested
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