"If We Won't Work, What Will We Eat?": Poor Bear Brunt Of Heatwave
NDTV
As India grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the vast majority of poor workers, who generally work outdoors, are vulnerable to the scorching temperatures.
For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of the New Delhi is hard enough. This year, record high temperatures are making it unbearable.
As India grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the country's vast majority of poor workers, who generally work outdoors, are vulnerable to the scorching temperatures.
"There is too much heat and if we won't work, what will we eat? For a few days, we work and then we sit idle for a few days because of tiredness and heat," Mr Tundre said.
Temperatures in the New Delhi area have touched 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) this year, often causing Mr Tundre, and his wife Lata, who works at the same construction site, to fall sick. That in turn means they lose income.
