The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is executing an AI-enabled road monitoring and repair programme to strengthen urban infrastructure and improve civic service delivery in the city.
Under the initiative, JMC carries out road repairs of approximately 150 to 200 metres every night after traffic subsides, using a cold emulsion patching machine that enables quick, durable and all-weather restoration of potholes and damaged stretches with minimal inconvenience to commuters.
Municipal vehicles equipped with AI-enabled cameras continuously survey roads across the city and automatically detect potholes and other surface defects. The system geo-tags affected locations and generates digital reports, enabling engineering teams to undertake timely and targeted repairs.
The AI platform also identifies civic deficiencies including overflowing garbage bins, waterlogging, open drains, damaged footpaths, faded road markings, illegal parking, encroachments, stray cattle and unauthorised dumping of construction and demolition waste.
JMC Commissioner Dr Devansh Yadav directed officers to ensure defects identified through the AI platform are attended to promptly and that a robust monitoring mechanism is maintained for timely redressal. He directed the Engineering, Sanitation and Enforcement wings to coordinate and use the AI-generated reports for planning and field operations and directed field officers to intensify night-time road repair work, regularly review system-detected defects and rectify civic deficiencies within stipulated timelines.
Repair operations were carried out last night in various wards of Jammu, including stretches near Gandhi Nagar and outside the MLA Hostel.
