The Uttar Pradesh Government has again announced to launch a drive for making the roads pothole-free.
By October 15 next, all the potholes will be repaired, by November 30 all roads damaged during the monsoon season will be repaired and restored and all pending road projects will be completed by December 31.
The Yogi Adityanath Government had launched a similar drive in March 2017 soon after the
Bharatiya Janata Party came to power, under which all roads, including national highway, were targeted to be made pothole-free by the end of June 15. The deadline was extended several times but the drive met with limited success due to resource constraints.
The total length of roads constructed and maintained by different agencies of the state government is 71,454 km. The agencies are Public Works Department, National Highway Division of PWD, UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, Rural Development Department, Cane Department and Irrigation Department.