Environment NGOs are unconvinced that the government’s decision to stop demolition and excavation works at 4pm will address residents’ concerns about the construction industry. Moviment Graffitti, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Għawdix and Wirt Għawdex all said they welcome the measure announced this week but agreed that much more needs to be done. From Tuesday, excavation and demolition works can take place between 7.30am and 4pm. Previously, works were allowed between 8am and 2pm and then from 4pm until 8pm. Din l-Art Ħelwa insisted that “the industry is not really being asked to give up anything”. “Anybody who knows the construction industry knows that allowing excavation between 8am to 2pm and then from 4pm to 8pm was really a farce since no construction site starts as late as 8am and very rarely does construction continue beyond 4pm,” it said. “So, allowing work between 7.30am and 4pm is really acknowledging how the industry really operates.” Għawdix, which campaigns against over construction in Gozo, said demolition and excavation are only a small part of the construction industry. “On a short walk on a Saturday around Xlendi, one can notice chaotic scenes, such as workers grinding...