فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Taza – Exclusive
Residents of Istghas village, affiliated with the communes of Bab Boudir and Keldaman in Taza province, have launched an urgent and moving distress call addressed to provincial and local authorities, warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe due to the absence of mobile phone and internet network coverage, alongside catastrophic deterioration of the only road leading to the village.
Residents confirmed in their appeal, received by local media outlets, that they have been living in “complete digital isolation” for years, depriving them of the most basic rights to communicate with the outside world. One resident said: “In case of medical emergencies or accidents, we cannot call for an ambulance or contact the gendarmerie or even our relatives. This is not a lack of luxury, but a direct threat to people’s lives.”
As for the only road connecting the village to the outside world, residents described it with a tone of despair as having “turned into a rugged mountain path unsuitable even for animals to cross,” noting that it:
- Causes daily vehicle breakdowns and damages them on the bends.
- Prevents ambulances, medicines, and basic food supplies from reaching the area, especially in winter.
- Prevents children from attending school regularly and obstructs any economic or agricultural activity.
Urgent Demands Raised by Residents
- Immediate intervention with telecommunications companies (Maroc Telecom, Orange, Inwi) and the Digital Development Agency to install an antenna or signal booster station to ensure fair network coverage.
- Include the paving and widening project for the road leading to Istghas village in the program to reduce spatial and social disparities or the action plan of the two concerned communes as a top priority.
- An urgent field visit from the Governor of Taza Province or a joint committee to witness the catastrophic situation firsthand.
Residents concluded their appeal by saying: “We are Moroccan citizens just like anyone else, we pay taxes and vote in elections, but we are deprived of the most basic constitutional rights to safe transportation and communication. Enough marginalization, we want to live with dignity before this deadly isolation claims lives.”
The residents of Istghas village hope that their appeal will this time find a swift response from officials, especially with the approach of winter and the rains and snow it brings that could turn the road into a deadly trap.
