Adopt a hot spot
PilotAdopt hot spots through CSR: we fix and monitor at least 10 hot spots or one ward near your plant or office.
Capabilities
Five capabilities, one partner
The same five capabilities run through all four impact areas. Use them together in a programme, or buy one on its own, such as an impact study.
Our approach
Every project passes five gates
Nothing gets built before gate 1 gives us the facts and gate 2 tests the design. Gate 4 means every rupee leaves evidence, and gate 5 means what works gets copied.
Ground truth
Baseline surveys, AI street audits, drone and community data.
You get: a baseline and risk map
Design & simulate
Co-design with people and agencies; simulate traffic, test materials, model cost.
You get: tested design options
Build & engage
PotHoleRaja crews with your employees and students, once you have the site’s permissions.
You get: works delivered, people engaged
Track & prove
Geo-tagged evidence, sensors, live dashboards and an endline study.
You get: an audit-ready impact report
Scale & share
Playbooks, policy notes, open data and training for NGOs.
You get: replication in new places
Capability · AI, data & simulation
GroundTruth: see, simulate, prove
In AI, “ground truth” means verified real-world data. That is exactly what our people and sensors collect.
Inputs
- WhatsApp 814-POTHOLE Live
- Internal field app: before and after photos Live
- Drone surveys Pilot
- IoT smart surfaces Pilot
- Vehicle sensors (OEMs) Pilot
- Phone & dashcam video New
- Crash & traffic data New
GroundTruth core
- Detect · computer vision spots potholes, faded markings and missing signs
- Score · ranks risk by schools, junctions, speed and lighting
- Simulate · a digital twin tests designs and traffic first
- Recommend · design and material options with cost and carbon
- Verify · photo and sensor proof that every fix holds
Outputs
- City work orders
- Live public dashboards
- ESG, SDG & BRSR reports
- Open research data
- Design packs for engineers
Live in usePilot trialledNew in developmentGroundTruth is a working name
For technology partners
WhatsApp reporting runs today, and our internal field app tracks every repair before and after, for monitoring and sharing. Drones, IoT smart surfaces and vehicle-sensor data from automobile makers have been designed or trialled. Video detection and crash-data fusion are next, and that is where we want to build with partners in mapping, computer vision and AI for social good.
Capability · AI & data · Mobility data for cities
Every ride becomes a road survey
We have worked with automobile makers whose vehicle sensors pick up potholes and rough roads, and with IIT research and other sensor data, to build pothole and rough-road heat maps for cities, with tracking and monitoring.
Fix the worst first
Cities send crews to the stretches that hurt most.
Route around bad roads
Map and delivery companies steer riders away from damaged stretches.
Cleaner air
Less stop-start traffic means less fuel burnt and cleaner air.
Checked against the ground
Heat maps are checked against our 40,000+ fixed potholes and the IoT sensors built into GridMats pavements.
ESG and CSR fit
- E · cleaner air and less fuel (SDG 3.9, 11.6 and 13)
- S · fewer crashes and breakdowns (SDG 3.6 and 11.2)
- G · open, audit-ready data for BRSR (SDG 9 and 17)
Schedule VII (iv), (ix) and (x). Confirm eligibility per project with your CSR advisor.
Capability · Research & testing
Tested by others, not just by us
We design studies with universities and expert partners, so the evidence stands on its own.
IIT Hyderabad pavement studies
LivePavement studies of GridMats, 2025.
MSRIT flexural testing
LiveFlexural strength tests of GridMats samples.
Life-cycle analysis
LiveGridMats LCA with Smarter Dharma.
College research fellowships
PilotCapstones on materials, road data and AI, with faculty mentors.
Capability · Field delivery
Crews who can deliver anywhere
The PotHoleRaja network delivers the works with your employees and students. We don’t do government liaison: you secure the permissions, and we bring the designs, data and documents.
30+
cities, from Jammu to Kozhikode
10,000+
volunteers, 25,000+ hours given
40,000+
potholes fixed with citizens and companies
Capability · Impact research, ESG & SDG
Impact you can audit
Boards, regulators and communities want proof. We design the studies that give it.
Independent impact assessments
NewFor CSR projects that need one under the 2021 CSR Rules.
Baseline & endline studies
LiveTheory of change, indicators and before-and-after evidence.
Life-cycle, carbon & water
LiveLCAs with expert partners, as for GridMats with Smarter Dharma.
SDG, BRSR & white papers
NewSDG and BRSR-ready data, and technical papers for road agencies.
Independence matters. An implementer cannot certify its own work. We assess other organisations’ projects, and our own programmes use independent assessors.
Why now: under Rule 8(3) of the CSR Policy Rules 2021, companies with an average CSR obligation of ₹10 crore or more must commission independent impact assessments for projects of ₹1 crore or more. The top 1,000 listed companies report ESG under SEBI’s BRSR.
Capability · Consulting for CSR teams & NGOs
Your impact partner, from idea to audit
Process-consulting discipline from India and Malaysia, applied to CSR and NGO programmes.
CSR strategy & portfolio design
NewSchedule VII, SDG and business fit, turned into a three-year plan.
Programme design & innovation sprints
NewCo-create a signature project, from idea to pilot budget.
NGO capacity building
NewM&E, data tools, compliance and proposal design for NGOs.
Programme management (PMC)
LiveVendors, quality and governance, as on ABB’s model road.
Live in useNew in development
Delivered: the PWD Kerala completion letter for Hyundai Phase 1, utilisation certificates, and the BBMP CSR completion report for ABB.
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