ROAD CONSTRUCTION: The town Bhanoth via the Hala link road connects nearly 20 villages to the National Highway and Hala city. For the last 13 years, the road is ‘under construction’. In government files, however, the road has been constructed successfully four to five times. People of Bhanoth and nearby villages are facing difficulties in emergencies due to the pathetic condition of the roads. Agriculture and fishing businesses are also at a loss as the sellers face difficulty in commuting to the market. Can we have this road project actually completed once?

Kazim Laghari
Matiari

PAKISTANI DRAMAS: Pakistani television channels air dramas that are pathetic in terms of characters and storyline that end up propagating negative tendencies in society. Historical drama, like the famous Resurrection: Ertugrul produced by Turkey and aired in Pakistan as well, should be produced. Such content would make it easy for people to understand our own culture and religion.

Muskan Fatima
Karachi

POTABLE WATER: A few days ago, I went to Sujjawal, around 20km before Badin. The city has a huge population that is deprived of safe drinking water. People and animals are forced to drink from the same stream. The higher authorities need to ensure supply of potable water to the area.

Babar Ali Hussaini
Larkana

EARTHQUAKE TREMORS: On the morning of May 6, earthquake tremors were felt in Khuzdar that wreaked havoc and left around 200 families homeless. At least 80 mud houses collapsed when a moderate intensity earthquake struck the Aranji area. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.2 on the Richter Scale. As Balochistan frequently face such situation, the scope of rehabilitation should be improved. For this, the relevant authorities should install early warning towers across the seismically active areas. This would buy time for the authorities and the public to limit the damage.

Ahsanullah Mengal
Hub

Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2022