PWD Rajasthan: Road Maintenance
Through Still Photography
By
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Goyal
Principal Secretary
PWD, Rajasthan, India
Introduction
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Public Works Department, Rajasthan, is entrusted with
construction and maintenance of Roads, Bridges, Buildings
Workforce about 16515 including 2200 Engineers.
PWD offices:
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8 Zones,
33 Circles (District level),
150 Divisions.
Annual budget about Rs. 25 Billion (600 million US$) for
roads, buildings, BOT, DRDA, etc.
Road length maintained - 1,06,000 km
Road Photography- Project Inception
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To provide better infrastructure facilities to citizens,
specially of roads
Need of creating an efficient and effective interface
to address the various requirements of the people
After detailed analysis of available resources at the
Government level, it was decided to create periodic
still photo database for all roads with kilometer
stone as the basic unit.
Solution Overview
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Initially, a Web-based software application was
designed to collect basic information about a road
along with its kilometer-wise Photos.
Photos from field were in different sizes, formats,
resolution, etc. Appropriate measures were taken to
ensure uniformity of Photos uploaded.
A team of a domain expert and an IT expert was
responsible for coordination, assistance, mobilization
and regular monitoring.
The Journey
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Project started on 07-02- 2010.
9 pilot circles from 8 zones of Rajasthan were selected for
implementing Pilot Project
Scope was extended to all 33 circles covering all PWD roads
across Rajasthan.
Scope of photography was further extended to cover roads
constructed under MG-NREGS and KUM. Target for photo
uploading extended to approx. 130,000 km.
As on May 23, 2010, about 126,368 photos of Roads, 3710 of
buildings and 316 of toll-plaza uploaded.
GLIMPSES
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PHOTOGRAPHS AND FEATURES
Photo uploading on website- USER AUTHENTICATION
STATUS OF ROAD PHOTO ENRTY
THANK YOU
PHOTO ENTRY/VIEW FORM
COMPARATIVE VIEW
Before Maintenance Activity
After Maintenance Activity
widening & improvement of riding quality on Bissau- Mandrella-Pilani-Loharu Road
from Km 63/500 - 80/0 (Except C.C. Pavement) MDR 82 DLP 10.12.11
COMPARATIVE VIEW
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Widening & Strengthening of Chomu Khandela Udaipurwati
Jhunjhunu Churu road SH-37 Km. 191/500 to 200/0/Km 189 IN
CRF DLP 23.01.12
widening & improvement of riding quality on BissauMandrella-Pilani-Loharu Road from Km 63/500 - 80/0 (Except
C.C. Pavement) MDR 82 DLP 10.12.11
OBSERVATIONS : The portion of road requires maintenance and repair of berms, patch
work, and beautification
VIEW OF ROAD AFTER ROAD LINING WORK
KILOMETER-WISE
PHOTOGRAPH VIEW FACILITY
Widening and strengthening of Road 3.00 Mtr To 7.00 Mtr. On Singhana-Buhana-santhali
Road Km 16/00 to 26/00
Upgradation of Singhana Pacheri Khurd Road Km. 0/0 to 12/500 PMGSY DLP 3.03.14
SH NO 8 TO BALARIYA KM 0/0 TO 1/990 PMGSY DLP 18.12.05
STANDARDIZATION OF KM STONE / INFORMATION BOARD
PHOTOGRAPH OF BUILDING
PWD Dak Bunglow at Jhunjhunu - Front View
PHOTOGRAPH OF TOLL-PLAZA
Nasirabad Mangliawas ROAD Km o/o to 24/200 MDR-39
Key Offerings of Web based System
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Kilometer-wise Road History, automatic generation of
Linear Charts, road quality grading, physical and
financial details, Quality monitoring, maintenance
details, etc.
Register maintenance requirements based on photos, and
automatic preparation of consolidated proposals along
with comparison of pre and post maintenance scenario.
Automatic delivery of SMS messages based on predefined conditions, with extensive search facility based
on query by form.
Key Offerings of the System
A win-win solution
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For Government:
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For Business:
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Help in project monitoring and maintenance of Roads, buildings etc.
Cut cost of frequent inspections.
Kilometer-wise photos has provided a basis for issuing instructions to maintenance contractors
for carry out required work.
Help PWD officers in better planning and monitoring
Provide photographic evidence in respect of the projects carried out by contractors, the
present condition of roads built by them,
condition after maintenance activity etc.
The interested firms can view the various requirements of this regions on the basis of
Photographs to do business.
For Public:
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Provided an efficient and effective interface to register their requirements/ grievance.
Public representatives can view the status of infrastructure facilities available in their
constituencies and register their views with own photographic evidences.
Subsequent follow-ups on grievances can be tracked using this facility.
Conclusion
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PWD’s Online Road Photography Project, apart from being a
showcase of successful implementation of I.T. within
Government, has provided an impetus for implementation of
e-Governance in other departments.
The success of a program of this large magnitude depends on
vision, motivation, and commitment of the key persons.
Minister PWD, Pr. Secretary PWD, Secretary PWD, Chief
Engineers, worked as mentors at apex level.
Sincere efforts were made by district officers including Addl
Chief Engineers, SEs, EEs, and supporting staff who took up
the challenge and successfully completed first phase of project
in remarkable time.
THANK YOU