Mayor Orders Third-party Audit, Crackdown On Bogus Contractors Mounting complaints about substandard civic works have prompted the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to initiate a major review of its infrastructure projects. Mayor Neeta Thakre directed the administration to conduct third-party audits of at least 10% of all development works executed by contractors across the city. The directive was issued during a high-level meeting held at the NMC headquarters on Tuesday, attended by deputy mayor Leela Hathibed, standing committee chairperson Shivani Dani Wakhare, ruling party leader Narendra Borkar, municipal commissioner Vipin Itankar, and representatives from senior engineers and contractor associations. The decision follows repeated allegations from corporators and citizens regarding the poor quality and durability of ongoing civic projects. Thakre emphasized the need for independent inspections of works such as cement roads, sewerage lines, paver blocks, drainage systems, and other infrastructure projects. She instructed the administration to engage reputed institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay or College of Engineering Pune to oversee these audits. The move is significant given the NMC’s current execution of hundreds of crores worth of infrastructure projects, including large-scale cement road construction. Thakre also pushed for greater transparency in the tendering process and proposed the implementation of a “work module” system to digitally track project approvals, execution timelines, and progress. She suggested increasing security deposits for contractors to ensure accountability and timely completion of works.#nagpur_municipal_corporation #shivani_dani_wakhare #mayor_neeta_thakre #narendra_borkar #deputy_mayor_leela_hathibed
