Category: Constructions

Nagpur: In six hours ‘ time cement concrete route was installed by the State Department of Public Works (PWD) using pre-pressed pre-packed concrete pavement technology (PPCP) for a month or more in a traditional method.

PWD has argued that PPCP provides solutions to various concrete road problems and sets a role model for other State agencies. As the State’s first to be created, in association with the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), the PWD Executive Engineering Team AD Pohekar, Deputy Engineer Rehan Khan, Deputy Engineer Monika Mankar (Deputy Eng.), and Deputy Engineer Milind Digrajkar (PPCP). The road chosen is very narrow and densely populated.

“The PWD received funds from the Central Road Facility (CRF) for the concretization of a 480-meter long road in Rajiv Nagar that links two highways. The road was 3 meters long and is the only way to reach numerous areas; thus traffic can not be blocked.

“Cure, which is necessary for the longevity of the concrete road of cement, because of the movement of human beings would not have been possible. We used the PPCP technology, therefore. We cast concrete panels on a plant in Khadgaon via a private contractor. We also ensured sufficient cure time. We put panels on the road afterwards. It took six hours to turn a 100-meter stretch into a concrete road, “he said.

The PWD plans three days from now to complete work on the whole route.

Khan said, “This is another major achievement. We ensured the cost of the road is below the traditional system. The traditional system costs a great deal more than the PPCP. This could be accomplished by having the thickness in the traditional system up to 200 mm as opposed to 300 mm.” “But the reliability and life obtained were five times as high as the modern system. The cast and healing in an atmosphere that is friendly and idle will not be broken. Panels will be easy to substitute in the future if necessary, “he said.

The road is now 10 meters long with a 5.50 meters long driveway, footpath and stormwater drain on both sides from the previous width of around 4 m. The width and length of each panel is 2.75 meters. For a 5.50-meter carriage lane, both panels have been fixed. In PPCP there is a jetting device that also guarantees reasonable elevation and no undulation.

Khan said that where the strength of the existing road is strong, the costs of concrete roads using the PPCP technology may be lower. “We will install the current tar road until it becomes fully resistant and then put panels in place. The traditional method needs to lay dry lean concrete (DLC), which is the highest layer of cement concrete, before paving quality concrete (QPC), “he said.

Khan said urban local authorities can create concrete highways using PPCP technology in congested areas, particularly slums.

The system is very useful for the NMC. The NMC has blocked roads for months for cement concrete roads since the last nine years.

The invention was invented by VNIT. In November 2018, Thr PWD made a small portion of the Inner Ring Road experimentally using this technology.

After a long wait of years, in the first week of the new year, the Sadar flyover is going on in full swing to start the traffic for the citizens. National Highway Authority official Swapnil Kaskar said that most of the flyover work from Mankapur and Purana Katol Naka Chowk to LIC Chowk has been completed. The contractor has been given time on December 28 to complete the remaining work at a rapid pace. Even though the claim is being made by the officer, but seeing the actual work remaining, the public is not convinced that the flyover will be ready in such a short time. As soon as the flyover work is completed, in the first week of the new year, this flyover will be opened and the new year gift will be given to the public. A total of 3.8 km flyover has been constructed for 218 crores.
The public does not trust
In the last few days, construction work is being seen fast. Gattoos are being installed at Liberty Chowk. During this time, traffic is not interrupted, so the traffic police are being deployed. The road above the flyover is being asphalted. If this speed had already been shown, the flyover would have been ready in a year and a half. It is worth noting that even though the administration has expedited the construction work, the local citizens are refusing to accept it. He says that even after showing speed in the construction work for a few days before this, the work starts again at a tortoise pace.
It’s not fog but dust
Sadhi resident Nidhi Naidu said that due to this construction work, dust is blowing in the premises in such a way that fog has spread. The citizens of the campus are facing a lot of trouble due to the dust from the construction work. Like Delhi, the pollution here is being spoiled. Not only this, no leaders are taking serious steps regarding the problems of citizens. Even after paying tax on time, people are being made ill by doing pollution in the name of basic amenities. Work has gained momentum recently, but how long will this pace last, it is difficult to say.
Encroachment and parking became a headache
Shubham Sarjane, a resident of Sadar, said that due to encroachment on the footpath, people do not even get a place to walk. The same situation is from the Coffee House to Gittikhadan Chowk Marg, where the garage owners have occupied more than half the road and set up shop. Even after taking action, the garage owners have regained the road. The encroachers have covered half the road to repair the vehicles. The same problem remains on both sides of this route. Due to the construction work of the metro from Gaddigodam Chowk to Indora Chowk and Sitabardi, people are already troubled by the situation of the jam. At the same time, encroachment has increased the problems of citizens. Pollution is increasing due to construction work wherever seen on the campus. Most citizens in the area are having trouble breathing due to dust.

The Gosikhurd dam from many times has been the core of the irrigation scam. It has been
usually used saviour in many times of crisis. When most of the type dams from Vidarbha’s get dry and are not in the position to serve water to the specific area or for irrigation, Gosikhurd Dam has always been a helping hand. Now from last four days, Gosikhurd Dam has been releasing water for irrigation farmlands with a plan to continue further. This year Vidarbha The irrigation development corporation has planned to irrigate 70,000 hectares with Gosikhurd Dam. Due to the higher capacity of dam and large catchment area, all these plans successfully possible. But now even Goikhurd dam is itself left with just 2% water above the dead storage level. Every second 35 million cusecs are released from the dam. The water that has been released from the dam is coming is more from the inflow from the Waingangā river. But now the inflow has decreased due to poor rainfall in the area. But still, VIDC is in the hope to maintain the flow of water in the coming days. It is expected to rain in the next three to four days. There may also be a situation where dam gates will be opened to avoid flooding just because Gosikhurd has a large catchment area. The catchment area is large extending from Madhya Pradesh so it can save or bring the water from any part into the dam. This also increases the possibility of flooding even after one or two bouts of heavy rain. Now Gosikhurd Dam has left with only 15 million cubic meters of water in live storage.

This can maximally last for around one week. But there is enough water in storage too. This is the last level below the dam’s gate. Including dead storage the total storage is at 421 MCM. Due to the reason since there is no storage for drinking water it is possible to release water from Gosikhurd Dam. There has been a reservation of water in Bhandara Only. If in case there is substantial for drinking water then are strict instruction that irrigation has to be stooped totally when total water level reaches below 33% this is the case with Totladoh dam which provides water to the city. Here the level has touched to dead water storage area leading to the crisis of drinking water. According to the research 17 dams spread across Nagpur and Amravati division had a level below 33%. There has been no irrigation in Buldhana district.