Delhi teenager’s Project Sadak logs 2,927 road complaints across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru; tracks 190 repairs
A 16-year-old student has developed 'Project Sadak,' an AI-powered platform that helps citizens report road hazards like potholes to government authorities. The platform has already logged nearly 3,000 complaints and facilitated 190 repairs across major Indian cities.
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This initiative demonstrates how youth-led technological solutions can bridge the gap between citizen grievances and municipal infrastructure maintenance.
Delhi teenager’s Project Sadak logs 2,927 road complaints across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru; tracks 190 repairs left Parth Anand, a Class XI student at Delhi’s St Francis de Sales School and Vikaspuri resident, with a pothole that was repaired after a complaint flagged on the website. Special arrangement Special arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4d7aum/article71627373.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-26%20at%206.59.35%20PM.jpeg Inspired by an accident that left his parents injured, the 16-year-old built an AI-powered platform to report potholes and other road hazards, identify the departments responsible and track repairs. NEW DELHI A pothole that threw his parents off their motorcycle when he was 13 left a lasting impression on a Vikaspuri teenager. Three years later, the 16-year-old has built Project Sadak, a citizen-led platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to route complaints about road hazards to the relevant government departments and follow up on repairs.
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