Centre testing AI system to identify rural road defects
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The government is testing an artificial intelligence system that can identify potholes, cracks and other defects on rural roads from videos recorded on mobile phones, with a nationwide field-validation exercise underway since earlier this month, a senior official said on Sunday
Key Facts
TypeNews
SourceHindustan Times - India
PublishedMonday, 21 September 2026
Affected Population~850 million internet users, 75,000+ startups
Key Numbers
Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives
UPI: 14 billion monthly transactions
850 million+ Aadhaar-linked mobiles
PMAY-G: 2.95 crore houses sanctioned
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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
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