Rush towards anarchic constructions

For a few weeks now, the prices of construction materials in the town of El Jadida and the surrounding villages have been rising incomprehensibly. While the price of cement remains unchanged, that of the 15 cm breeze block (average or even lower quality) has gone from 3 to 8 DH and that of the 20 cm breeze block has gone from 4.50 DH to 12.00 DH. Furthermore, labour is becoming increasingly scarce. An apprentice mason costs no less than 170 DH per day. As for professional masons, they have deserted the construction sites where they worked by the day, leaving contractors in a difficult position. To understand the causes of this situation, one must go back in time and space. At the beginning of December, at Douar Lamnadla located near Sidi Bouzid, in the rural commune of Moulay Abdellah, the head of the circle, accompanied by his collaborators and law enforcement officers followed by a me…