Clouds of dust from the incomplete Badah Road are reportedly causing respiratory illnesses and other diseases, posing a severe health risk to residents, as a protest against the situation continued for the second consecutive day on Monday.
The demonstration, organized on the appeal of the Taluka Food and Grain Merchant Association, highlights the growing frustration among the local population over the stalled construction and its adverse effects.
Association leaders, including Comrade Zamir Magri, Ghulam Nabi Gadahi, and Abdul Qadir Tagar, voiced the public’s distress. They stated that the unpaved thoroughfare, used by hundreds of vehicles daily, is the primary source of the dust causing severe hardship for the local population.
Other representatives such as Asif Bhutto, Jehan Khan Chang, Wazir Khoso, Mahboob Bhutto, and Mithal Kalhoro further emphasized the direct link between the construction delay and the spread of various diseases among the public.
The protesters have vowed that their protest movement will continue if the contractor does not resume and swiftly complete the necessary roadwork.