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Launch an app to report road defects with photos
Promised in the manifesto
The government will introduce an app through which the public can report road defects with photographs.
From the manifesto: Inbam (Joy) › 9. World-Class Infrastructure › B. Modern Infrastructure, see page 80
Where it standsIn the budget
In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.
The government announced it will introduce the Namma Salai mobile application to allow the public to report road defects.
So far
The Namma Salai mobile application for reporting road defects
Not yet seen
No mention of the feature allowing the submission of photographs with reports.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 58
- The government will rectify road defects reported by the public through the 'Namma Salai' mobile application.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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