Andhra Pradesh launches digital platform to monitor 800 urban water projects in real time
Andhra Pradesh has launched the Online Works Monitoring System (OWMS) to track over 800 urban water and sewerage projects in real time. The platform aims to improve infrastructure governance, increase accountability, and address the state's significant water supply deficit.
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Digital monitoring systems are increasingly used to reduce corruption and improve the efficiency of large-scale public infrastructure investments.
Andhra Pradesh has introduced an Online Works Monitoring System (OWMS) to digitally track more than 800 urban water supply and sewerage projects across all 123 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), marking a policy shift towards real-time infrastructure governance and accountable public service delivery.
The unified platform will monitor every stage of project implementation—from water sources and treatment plants to pipelines, reservoirs, household connections and sewage treatment facilities—through a single digital dashboard.
Field engineers will upload geo-tagged photographs and progress updates from work sites using a mobile application, while supervisory officers will verify every entry before it becomes part of the official record.
Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, S. Suresh Kumar said on Monday that the objective was to ensure that every rupee invested in urban infrastructure translated into measurable improvements in water supply and sanitation.
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