On September 17, 2026 (1 Ashoj 2083), Road Division Kathmandu, under the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, put Sadak Sujhav into formal operation after a trial period. Trasier built the app for the Road Division. This post is a plain account of what launched, what officials said, and where you can read the coverage.
What launched
Sadak Sujhav ("Road Suggestion") lets people in Kathmandu Valley report damaged federal roads and follow the fix. At launch it covers about 472 kilometres of the federal road network in the Valley. Residents can report:
- potholes and damaged or sunken roads
- waterlogging and drainage problems
- damaged footpaths, road dividers and zebra crossings
- traffic-safety and road-construction problems
How a report works
A citizen uploads a photo, picks the type of problem and how severe it is, and adds a nearby landmark. The app pins the location on a GIS map, and a report can also be placed by searching an address. Each report gets a reference number, the citizen can follow its status inside the app, and a notification arrives once it is resolved. The app also tells users which agency looks after non-federal roads, since those reports belong elsewhere.
You can see the app itself on the Sadak Sujhav product page and the design behind it in the case study. The app is available on Google Play and the App Store.
What officials said
Subodh Kumar Devkota, chief of Road Division Kathmandu, said the app was introduced to make reporting problems on federal roads quick and to improve road maintenance through greater public participation (Himalaya Times). Speaking to Ratopati, he described the app as a place to report damaged roads and waterlogged areas, and to follow the resolution in the same app.
The office of Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal was cited in the launch coverage. Khabarhub and Nepal Press report, according to the minister's private secretariat (निजी सचिवालयका अनुसार), that citizens in Kathmandu Valley can now register complaints and suggestions about damaged federal roads through the app (Khabarhub, Nepal Press). Nepal Auto reports the ministry's point that the system exists so citizens can watch complaints being resolved directly (Nepal Auto). These statements are attributed to the minister's office, not quoted from the minister himself.
Members of parliament spoke at the launch program. According to Ratopati English, Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Pukar Bam suggested going beyond waiting for complaints, by enlisting riders from ride-sharing services such as inDrive and Pathao to check assigned sections of the Ring Road each week and submit photos of potholes and damage. RSP MP Ganesh Parajuli praised the 24-hour pothole-filling work and called for coordination between MPs, the government and citizens.
What's next
The Road Division says Lalitpur and Bhaktapur will be added within about two weeks, with a gradual rollout across the country after that. The app sits alongside the Division's "Road Pothole Repair Ambulance" service for quick pothole repairs in the Valley.
In the news
The launch was reported by many outlets on September 17. Here are the reports we found, so you can read them in full at the source.
English
- OnlineKhabar English: app launched to report damaged roads
- Ratopati English: Road Division Kathmandu launches the app
- Ratopati English: MP Pukar Bam's suggestions at the launch
- Himalaya Times: Road Suggestion App launched to report damage
- ShareHub: app for Kathmandu Valley residents
- Meroauto: road complaints can now be filed through the app
- ICTFrame: Road Suggestion App launched
नेपाली
- रातोपाटी
- खबरहब
- नेपाल प्रेस
- नेपाल खबर
- नेपाल अटो
- आईसीटीफ्रेम
- लोकान्तर
- सङ्कल्प खबर
- पर्दाफास
- नेपाल न्युज
- नेपाल वाच
- प्रशासन
We built Sadak Sujhav for the Road Division so that a broken road stops being something people walk past, and becomes something with a reference number, an owner and a status.