LUCKNOW, Nov. 16 -- Citing data showing 94% pothole repair on more than 47,000 km of roads, the Uttar Pradesh PWD has started random inspections from Saturday to verify the work reported by divisions across the state.

According to figures updated till November 11, repairs have been completed on 47,860 km under the UPPWD. "For each district, a separate team will inspect the pothole repair work," said Ashok K Dwivedi, engineer-in-chief and HoD, UPPWD. By November 15, more repair work was expected to be completed, and the updated data will be released next week, officials informed.

He said inspection sites will be chosen randomly and shared with teams a day before they leave for their allotted districts. Among the divisions, Meerut reporte...