Goa, July 24 -- Activist Sanjay Barde staged an innovative protest on Thursday by placing bamboos along a damaged retaining wall on the Malpe bypass stretch of National Highway 66 (NH-66), drawing attention to the poor construction quality by the Public Works Department (PWD). The symbolic use of bamboos was meant to highlight the fragility and vulnerability of the wall, which has faced multiple collapses over the past two years due to alleged substandard work by government engineers.

Barde criticized the government for its continued inaction, despite repeated warnings and visible structural distress. The retaining wall, constructed using interlocking cement blocks rather than more reliable precast structures, has repeatedly shown signs ...