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Roadwork, construction materials worsen air quality

Sand, brickbats and stones are kept for sale along the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka’s Gabtoli. Roadwork in dry winter weather has worsened the air quality of the area further.

The air of Gabtoli on the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka is filled with dust whenever a large vehicle passes through. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The air of Gabtoli on the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka is filled with dust whenever a large vehicle passes through. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The air of Gabtoli on the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka is filled with dust whenever a large vehicle passes through. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The air of Gabtoli on the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka is filled with dust whenever a large vehicle passes through. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Autorickshaw passengers suffer the most from dust on the road from Gabtoli to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Autorickshaw passengers suffer the most from dust on the road from Gabtoli to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Autorickshaw passengers suffer the most from dust on the road from Gabtoli to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Autorickshaw passengers suffer the most from dust on the road from Gabtoli to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
There is no alternative to using masks or covering faces with hands to ward off the dust whenever a bus or truck arrives in the Gabtoli section of the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
There is no alternative to using masks or covering faces with hands to ward off the dust whenever a bus or truck arrives in the Gabtoli section of the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
There is no alternative to using masks or covering faces with hands to ward off the dust whenever a bus or truck arrives in the Gabtoli section of the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
There is no alternative to using masks or covering faces with hands to ward off the dust whenever a bus or truck arrives in the Gabtoli section of the road to Sadarghat in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Roadwork in dry winter weather has worsened the air quality of Gabtoli in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Roadwork in dry winter weather has worsened the air quality of Gabtoli in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Dhaka North City Corporation workers spray water from a vehicle to keep dust from mixing with the air in Gabtoli. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Dhaka North City Corporation workers spray water from a vehicle to keep dust from mixing with the air in Gabtoli. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Dhaka North City Corporation workers spray water from a vehicle to keep dust from mixing with the air in Gabtoli. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Dhaka North City Corporation workers spray water from a vehicle to keep dust from mixing with the air in Gabtoli. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 26 Dec 2023, 08:22 PM

Updated : 26 Dec 2023, 08:22 PM

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