Nagpur’s massive ₹998-crore Indora-Dighori flyover has made it to the headlines. At Ashok Square, the project doesn’t just tower over a residential block; it practically grazes the balcony of the Patre family’s home. Videos of the scene, where a slab of concrete seems to have barged into someone’s living room, have gone viral and sparked outrage across the city.
Nagpur Indora-Dighori Flyover Sparks Balcony Controversy
According to The Daily Jagran, for the Patres, the situation is more than a meme-worthy image. They say they were blindsided and only got a notice a few months ago. They also mentioned that they received no compensation and no proper explanation.
The flyover is meant to ease traffic between Kamal Chowk, Reshimbagh Square, and Dighori, but right now it’s become a case study in what happens when mega-projects collide with people’s front doors. Social media users have been scathing, calling it “planning gone rogue” and “development without humanity.”
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NHAI Defends Indora-Dighori Flyover Design
Officials, however, insist the house shouldn’t be there in the first place. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has labelled it an illegal construction without a sanctioned plan. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in its defence, stressed that the flyover is being built “strictly as per approved designs.” They also pointed out that the balcony sticks out illegally and will be pulled down, noting a 1.5-metre gap remains between the structure and the flyover beam. “NHAI identified the encroachment and formally requested @ngpnmc for necessary removal action,” the official post by NHAI on X read.
That explanation has done little to cool tempers. Local MLA Pravin Datke has shown sympathy, but residents argue that even if a house is unauthorised, families deserve better than last-minute notices and no rehabilitation.
At the heart of the debate is a familiar Indian dilemma: the race for modern infrastructure running headfirst into the messy realities of urban life. The Indora-Dighori flyover may eventually decongest traffic, but right now, it’s also the reason one Nagpur family wakes up to find a highway almost parked on their balcony.
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