Bhopal civic body fines metro contractor Rs 12,500 for dumpers spreading mud on roads

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation has imposed a fine of Rs 12,500 on the contractor company building the metro. On Wednesday night, dumpers left dirt on the Bharat Talkies overbridge and slush on 80 Feet Road.

On Thursday at 10 am, Balveer Malik, assistant health officer of the corporation's Zone 9, reached the spot with his team. The team stopped the dumpers and took action. Malik said Mohan Construction Company Limited was fined Rs 12,500 for spreading dirt on the Bharat Talkies overbridge, located at Hamidia crossing.

Sanitation workers and local residents had complained about the slush on the road. Thousands of passers-by were being troubled by the dirt and slush.

Work is under way on the Blue and Orange corridors of the Bhopal metro. The Orange Line runs from Subhash Nagar to Karond crossing, while work on the Blue Line is on from Bhadbhada to Ratnagiri tiraha. Most of the work is done at night so that the movement of dumpers does not cause traffic jams. At night, these dumpers run at speed.

The dumpers carry soil. This soil falls from the dumpers onto the road and turns into slush. Soil spread over the roads on Wednesday night as well, which is why the action was taken on Thursday.

This is not the first time. About a month ago, too, soil from dumpers had spread on the road and the corporation had imposed a fine then as well. As conditions did not improve despite that, the corporation's staff took action again on Thursday.