Nagpur: After nearly four years of administrative rule, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) general body is set to hold its first full-fledged meeting focused on civic issues on March 20. The meeting is scheduled for 11am at Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Auditorium in Reshimbagh.The civic body remained under administrative rule from March 2022 until January 2026. Though two special general body meetings were held after the 2026 NMC elections, they largely dealt with procedural matters, including mayoral, deputy mayor and standing committee members’ polls. The upcoming session will be the first in which corporators are expected to actively debate civic issues affecting residents.Among the key agenda items is the nomination of a corporator as the municipal representative on the board of the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), a post that has already triggered lobbying within the ruling party. As per the agenda issued on March 12, the house will deliberate on the appointment in accordance with the provisions of the NIT Act, 1936. The trustee participates in decisions related to urban planning, land development, and infrastructure projects in the city.Apart from the NIT nomination, the house will discuss proposals received for naming various roads and city squares, reconstituting the naming committee after the civic elections, and forming a committee of corporators from backward classes to monitor welfare schemes. The general body will also consider nominating a new member to the fire and electrical special committee following the resignation of former mayor Maya Ivnate after her election to the Rajya Sabha. Proposals regarding the formation of zonal committees across 10 administrative zones and the election of their chairpersons will also be taken up.Meanwhile, the functioning of Orange City Water Private Limited (OCW) is expected to trigger a heated debate. Corporators have submitted questions regarding summer water scarcity, contaminated water supply, and complaints about incorrect meter readings and inflated bills. Concerns were also raised about the disconnection of a water supply line at Bara Signal in Prabhag number 17 without prior notice to residents.Other issues likely to be raised include the beautification work at Gandhi Sagar Lake, the poor maintenance of green gyms installed using public funds, delays in salary payments to staff at urban health centres, works carried out by the slum department in Prabhag number 5, and the status of illegal hoardings and the city’s advertisement policy.With several civic concerns on the agenda, the meeting is expected to witness intense discussions between corporators from both the ruling and opposition benches.
