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28 firearms, 862 NDPS Cases, Rs 7.7 Crore; Seized: Rural Police crack down hard in 2025

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With the seizure of 28 illegal fire-arms and 57 cartridges, registration of 4,712 liquor cases, and a sharp rise to 862 NDPS cases , the Nagpur Rural Police delivered one of their toughest crackdowns on crime in 2025. Along with this, preventive action was taken against 2,178 accused involved in illegal activities.  Large-scale operations against crime and unlawful businesses led to seizures worth Rs 7.7 crore by the police during the year. Preventive action against  1,496  According to official records, preventive action under Section 126 of the BNSS increased sharply from 569 cases in 2024 to 1,496 cases in 2025 which marked a 163 per cent rise. Preventive actions under Section 129 BNSS also increased from 1,644 cases to 1,965 cases. Violations of preventive bonds rose from 85 cases in 2024 to 201 cases in 2025, and fines recovered through courts jumped from Rs 11,600 to Rs 23,66,200. The number of externed accused increased from 42 to 106, while detentions under the...
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Rs 229 crore SCADA system to ensure uninterrupted power supply in city

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WITH an aim to provide uninterrupted power supply to Nagpurians, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system will be set up in Nagpur that would automatically control the power supply to 13.90 lakh consumers of MSEDCL.

A Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Rs 229 crore has been proposed by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) to set up SCADA in Nagpur under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) of Rs 39,602 crore. A top official of MSEDCL Nagpur informed ‘The Hitavada’ that MSEDCL Nagpur was supplying power to its consumers through 16 sub-divisions and 476 feeders (power supply lines).

The SCADA is a computerised system that controls power supply to sub-stations and feeders. After interconnecting all sub-stations and feeders through the system, if power supply to one area trips due to any fault, the system would automatically connect power to the affected area from another functioning sub-station. The action would be done within a fraction of second, the official claimed.

The SCADA which is also known as Distribution Management System (DMS) will also show real-time consumption of power at various feeders and simplify monitoring for the MSEDCL officials. It will also have Global Positioning System (GPS) connectivity to identify location of the fault. The system will not only strengthen the power supply but also give much awaited relief of uninterrupted power supply to citizens especially during the scorching summer, the official claimed. Quick response vehicles will also be stationed at Sub-Divisions of MSEDCL under the system to immediately repair the fault of distribution lines, he added.

It may be mentioned here that to meet the increasing future power demand, the MSEDCL needs to strengthen the existing distribution infrastructure. As a result, Rs 14,266 crore will be spent on the distribution system under the RDSS. A whopping 377 new sub-stations will be set up at various places across the State. Additional transformers will be installed at 299 sub-stations. By increasing the capacity of 292 sub-stations, about 29,893 new distribution transformers will be installed in Maharashtra. Also 21,691 circuit km of high pressure overhead channel and 4,171 circuit km of high transmission underground channel will be laid in the State to provide 24x7 uninterrupted power supply.


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