NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has recommended to the road transport and highways ministry to develop a mobile application or portal to enable road users to report potholes and put a mechanism in place to ensure timely action to fix them. About six people die on Indian roads daily due to pothole-related accidents, according to data of 2018. The figures for 2019 are yet to be out.The standing committee on road transport and highways ministry has also raised concern over poor quality of highways on several stretches and recommended deploying latest technology to monitor road conditions.The committee further recommends that there should be strict accountability about the condition of roads which may be shared with the authorities as well as the concessionaire carrying out the road project.It has also recommended adequate fund allocation for periodic quality checks over different stretches of a road under construction or maintenance, during various phases of the project, and also after its completion.“The committee further recommends that the ministry should chalk out a road quality score mechanism which can be updated throughout the various stages of progress of a road project. This score should be based on the quality of construction material, compliance with safety standards and user feedback. This score would also help in assessing the amount of funds needed to carry out repair works on the road – with roads needing less maintenance getting higher scores,” the report said.It said the scoring of road projects should be linked to contractors’ portfolio and priority in awarding a road project be given to those contractors with a history of constructing quality road projects.