Kerala Road Maintenance Wing-PWD

The High Court of Kerala has suggested that delay in the administration procedures is the main reason that broken roads are not maintained on time.This is what needs to be changed first.An executive engineer do not even have the authority to do the maintenance work of a road under his jurisdiction.Under the present system, the most senior officer is required to take a decision for each and every work, which includes petty maintenance works.This British-era styled administration procedures must be revamped because this is not suitable for modern times.The decisions for changing these outdated administrational procedures must be taken at the ministerial level Or, the legislative assembly can discuss and bring in the required changes in the laws for such a change.

Kerala Road Maintenance Wing-PWD

Road Maintenance wing is formed for maintaining various types of roads under 

the control of Kerala PWD through the adoption of new technologies and methods. 

This wing is formed based on the Road and Bridge Maintenance Policy of the 

Government.This wing is headed by a Chief Engineer(Road Maintenance) with 

supporting staff. This wing is having its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram

 with seven division offices fourteen subdivisions. 

The Public works  department will constitute a committee of high-level officials for
road maintenance under running contract scheme so that there is a permanent 
mechanism.The new permanent mechanism is pushed as a solution to resolve 
issues in a time-bound manner. This mechanism in future will facilitate the officials 
to have field visit and take stock of the situation.The special team includes IAS officers,
chief engineers, superintending engineers and executive engineers.

Road Maintenance Works

Road Cross Section