Make rain-damaged roads motorable immediately, directs CM Yogi

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath delivers a speech after presenting appointment letters to candidates selected for the posts of Mandi Secretary and Technical Assistant at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, in Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: ANI

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday (September 11, 2026) directed that roads damaged by rain and floods be repaired immediately and made motorable and that their renewal be undertaken as required after the monsoon. He added that roads near educational institutions, hospitals and major markets be taken on priority and directed officials to immediately begin repair work.

“The rains are continuing; therefore, the condition of roads should be continuously monitored, and a survey should also be conducted of roads newly damaged due to rain. A large number of people will travel during the upcoming festivals. Therefore, there should be no difficulty whatsoever in movement on major roads. Necessary repair and renewal works should be completed before the festivals. The work of making roads pothole-free should not remain limited to patchwork. Wherever a road is currently in a poor condition, it should be made motorable now and, after the monsoon ends, permanent renewal should be undertaken as required,” said Mr. Adityanath, during review of Public Works Department (PWD). 

The CM added, “roads are directly connected with the everyday life of common people. Roads near educational institutions, hospitals, main markets, government offices, and other places with heavy public movement should be taken up on priority. Immediate work should be started on these routes and wherever repairs are required, the road should be made motorable without delay. Along with expediting the work, full attention should also be paid to quality,”. 

It was informed to the CM that besides excessive rainfall, several roads have also been damaged by heavy vehicle movement due to ongoing construction projects on expressways, national highways, railways, and others.

“In view of the upcoming festivals, the state has identified 681 important routes. These include routes witnessing higher movement during major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Vishwakarma Puja, Navratri, Diwali, Chhath Puja and Kartik Purnima. Preparations are underway to keep these routes in better condition on a priority basis,” added the U.P. Government, in a statement. 

Yogi Adityanath also sought information from officials of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways about their action plan. At the same time, the Mandi Parishad, Panchayati Raj, Irrigation, Rural Development, Urban Development, Housing and Urban Planning, and Infrastructure and Industrial Development departments reviewed their action plans. He emphasised the need for all concerned departments to work with better coordination.

The department informed the Chief Minister that roads under nine departments have been included in the pothole-free campaign. “These departments have around 4.36 lakh kilometres of roads under their jurisdiction. Under the current target, around 50 thousand kilometres of roads are to be made pothole-free, and work on around 5,751 kilometres has been completed so far. The department will finalise targets after surveying damaged routes,” added the official statement. 

Mr. Adityanath also reviewed works related to renewal and special repairs. According to the department, a target of around 30 thousand kilometers has been set for renewal and around 5 thousand kilometers for special repairs. So far, progress of around 14 thousand kilometers in renewal and around 700 kilometers in special repairs has been reported.

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