AI that finds every pothole, assigns it to whoever is responsible, and closes it only when the repair is proven.
Most potholes reach the department through complaints or manual inspection, weeks after they form.
Complaints often have unclear addresses, so crews waste time searching.
A complaint can be closed without evidence the road was actually fixed.
Roads still under a contractor's defect-liability period get repaired at public cost.
Android phones on RTC buses and municipal vehicles detect potholes on their normal routes.
A WhatsApp bot in Telugu and English. AI checks each photo and removes duplicates.
One map for officials: open, assigned, fixed and overdue, by ward and severity.
Contractors get jobs with deadlines and close them with a GPS-tagged photo.
AI detects it, rates severity, pins it on the map.
Contractor, utility or GHMC, from road records.
30 days to repair. Severe: safety patch in 48 hours.
Closes only with a GPS after-photo the AI confirms.
RoadWatch checks the road's records and assigns each pothole to the party responsible.
Road still under defect-liability warranty. They fix it at no cost to the government.
Damage from pipelines, cable digging or private construction. Cost recovered from them.
Neither applies. The department's own maintenance team or contractor fixes it.
| Part | Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Detection | YOLOv8, fine-tuned on Telangana roads | Find potholes, rate severity |
| Capture app | Android (Flutter), on-device AI | Photo, GPS and time upload |
| Citizen channel | WhatsApp bot, Telugu and English | Public reporting |
| Backend | FastAPI, PostgreSQL + PostGIS | Match roads, owners, deadlines |
| Dashboard | OpenStreetMap + Leaflet | Live map for officials |
| Repair check | Before/after AI + GPS match | Prove the repair |
Privacy: faces and number plates are blurred before upload.
| Solution | What it does | What RoadWatch adds |
|---|---|---|
| ROVER (Canada) | Phone on city vehicle detects potholes | Warranty matching, verified closure |
| Vialytics (Germany) | App rates road damage | Indian roads, Telugu reporting, low cost |
| Pothole Reporter (Bengaluru) | Citizen app drafts complaints | Runs inside the department with deadlines |
Director, Flexihire Technologies (since 2023)
Product, AI and software. Bachelor of IT; Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Head of Partnerships & Pilot Lead
Pilot coordination and summit presentation.
| When | Work |
|---|---|
| 3–9 Nov | Train model, collect road video |
| 10–16 Nov | App, backend, dashboard |
| 17–23 Nov | Workflow, testing, demo |
| By 27 Nov | Submit application |
| 7–9 Dec | Invest Telangana Summit |
We're ready to run a 3-month pilot in one GHMC zone or municipality.
Laxman Jalagam · Flexihire Technologies Pvt Ltd · flexihiretechnologies@gmail.com
Pilot contact: KGS Thanmayee · +91 77021 08600