If a Rs. 5 Biscuit Has All the Info, Why Not a Rs. 100 Crore Road?

Nope. Silence.
And often, the road is already broken within a few months.

So the question is simple:
If a biscuit can be so transparent, why not a big, expensive road?

🚧 The Reality of Roads in Nepal

From Kathmandu to the remotest districts, this is a common scene:

New roads, full of potholes.
Rainwater filling up cracks.
Trucks and bikes are struggling to drive safely.

And we, the people, just adjust. We complain on Facebook, maybe post a photo, but the damage remains. Meanwhile, the people who built these roads face no questions. No names, no blame.

🍪 Biscuits Show Everything, But Roads Show Nothing

Let’s compare:

We can trace a biscuit, but not a road that cost crores of rupees and affects thousands of lives.

💡 What If Roads Had QR Codes?

Imagine this:
At the start of every road, there’s a QR code board. You scan it with your phone and see:

• Total project cost

• Name of contractor and company

• Government office responsible

• Construction date and expected lifespan

• Contact number for complaints

Wouldn’t that change everything?

Officials and builders would think twice before doing a careless job. Corruption would go down. And we, the people, would finally have some power in our hands.

Nepal Needs This Kind of Transparency

Many roads in Nepal are built, destroyed, and rebuilt; again and again. The money keeps flowing, but the quality doesn’t improve. Why? Because there’s no one to hold accountable.

It’s not just about potholes. It’s about justice. About how our taxes are used. About making sure those in power don’t misuse it.

✅ What Should Be Done?

Here’s what can be done in simple steps:

1. Put QR code signboards on every major road project

2. Make details public: cost, contractor, officials involved

3. Set up a complaint system for bad quality

4. Punish builders who use poor materials or cheat the system

5. Reward honest and high-quality work

🙋‍♂️ We Deserve Better Roads and Better Systems

This isn’t asking for too much. If companies selling biscuits can follow rules and show details, then road projects costing crores should definitely do the same.

Let’s stop accepting broken roads as “normal.”
Let’s demand transparency.
Let’s ask: Where did the money go?

Because truly…

If a Rs. 5 biscuit can tell the truth, why can’t a Rs. 100 crore road?

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