Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Builder Booked After Sewage Diverted Into Bhopal Borewell
Police in Bhopal registered a case against a builder.
The builder is accused of sending dirty wastewater into a borewell through a hidden pipe.
The pipe was covered with concrete.
A resident complained to government authorities about the problem.
Officials from the municipal corporation and pollution control board inspected the site.
They said the sewage diversion allegation was correct.
The borewell was sealed, stopping further sewage discharge into it.
The resident says sewage is still overflowing elsewhere because the colony does not have a proper disposal system.
Awadhpuri police registered a case against builder Narendra Bhakt over alleged sewage diversion.
A concealed pipeline allegedly carried septic-tank overflow into a borewell at Astha Vihar Campus Colony.
Colony resident Diwakar Pandey said he complained to authorities twice in July 2025.
A joint inspection found the allegation to be correct, and the borewell was sealed.
Pandey alleged that foul-smelling wastewater continues to overflow because the colony lacks adequate sewage disposal.
- Who
- Awadhpuri police registered a case against builder Narendra Bhakt after a complaint by colony resident Diwakar Pandey.
- What
- Sewage overflow was allegedly diverted through a concealed pipeline into a borewell, contaminating groundwater.
- When
- The case was registered on Saturday; Pandey said he complained twice in July 2025 and approached officials on February 17.
- Where
- Astha Vihar Campus Colony in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Authorities acted after complaints about alleged sewage disposal into the borewell and groundwater contamination.
- Police station
- Awadhpuri police
- Builder named
- Narendra Bhakt
- Colony
- Astha Vihar Campus Colony
- Complainant
- Diwakar Pandey
- Inspection agencies
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board
- Action taken
- The borewell was sealed and sewage discharge into it was stopped.
- Continuing allegation
- Foul-smelling wastewater is allegedly overflowing from sewage-tank chambers.