Electricity supply will be disrupted on Thursday, August 20, due to departmental work:

• 10:00 AM–4:00 PM: Devki Nagar, Karond, Panchwati Phase-I and II, Bersiya Road, Krishi Anusandhan Colony; Shiv Nagar, Sulabh Complex, Ratnagiri, Police Chowki, Sahkari Parisar, Kalpana Nagar, Sonagiri A and C sectors, Balaji Hospital, Aaradhan Hospital, Sachin Mamta Hospital; Shankar Nagar, Kalyan Nagar, Udiya Basti, Chandbadi, Shiv Shakti Nagar, Prem Nagar, Timber Market, Chhola Dussehra Maidan, Chhola Mandir, Kaichi Chhola, Satya Gyan Colony, Nav Jeevan Colony; Jai Krishna Education Society, Dharam Kanta, Malikhedi, Shabri Nagar, Pipaliya Baz Khan, Vijay Nagar, Patel Nagar, Shukla Farm House, Vijay Market, Bihari Basti; Irani Basti, Bhanpur, Bhanpur Square, Atal Nehru Nagar, Geeta Nagar, Leeladhar Colony, Samta Nagar and Kutir Nagar. Nearby areas are also affected.
• 11:00 AM–1:00 PM: Nawab Colony, Dal Mill, Chhola, Chhola Dussehra Ground, Shiv Nagar Phases I–IV, Hindustan Petroleum and FCI Godam, including nearby areas.
• 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: MPEB Colony K-Fiza, Housing Board K-Fiza, BDA K-Fiza, Akansha Complex, Dena Bank, Amit Medico, Maruti Showroom, Idgah Filter Plant, VIP Guest House, Book Depot and Pipalner, including nearby areas.
• 10:00 AM–2:00 PM: Kamla Nagar, Nehru Nagar and Kotra Sultanabad, including nearby areas.
• 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: Amrawad Khurd village, Girnar Colony, Malhotra College, Girnar Hills and Galaxy, including nearby areas.

Supply is expected to be restored after the work is completed.

Construction and inconsistent traffic controls have slowed Bhopal’s two main airport routes. On the VIP Road–Kamla Park Polytechnic approach, Bhadbhada–Smart Road link works and a new signal at the Polytechnic rotary have disrupted traffic. The Bhanpur route is narrowed by a new-road project. Construction on Ayodhya Bypass, road widening and Orange Line metro works at Karond junction have reduced capacity. Planners warn that mixing signals and rotaries without coherent design harms traffic flow and safety; Bhopal Haat remains an accident hotspot. Delays risk missed flights, higher taxi and shuttle costs, and slower emergency response.

Separately, metro barricades and diversions closed an NH-84 stretch on Raisen Road, causing jams from ITI intersection to Piplani petrol pump; barricades between Govindpura Industrial Area gate and JK Road narrowed lanes. Traffic police ordered their removal and a notice to metro management. Raisen Road carries 14,500–22,100 PCU, rising to 15,000–25,000 at peak times.

Road widening for a 10-lane project ruptured a gas pipeline near a private hospital on Ayodhya Bypass. Work was suspended as the area was secured and repairs began; residents said sewage infrastructure had also been damaged earlier.

Property values have surged following six-lane road development at Gol village in Kolar. Collector guidelines will extend from Goljod to Thuankheda and Kajlikheda. Refuse elimination from Bhanpur is also driving changes.