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Delhi construction workers idled by toxic smog

Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi to feed his family of seven. But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city.

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Delhi construction workers idled by toxic smog

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  1. Delhi construction workers idled by toxic smog

  2. A woman works on the fields next to a construction site of a bridge on the field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. REUTERS/AnushreeFadnavis

  3. Paramwati, 40, and TotaramMaurya, 45, a construction worker, are seen at their house in New Delhi, November 9. "If I'm going to get sick from air pollution and die then I would prefer to die while working as I have mouths to feed," said Maurya, his bamboo hut on the banks of the Yamuna river shrouded in a murky haze. REUTERS/AnushreeFadnavis

  4. A man works outside his house on the fields on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9. Delhi, a city of 20 million people, is the world's most polluted capital. It has been gripped by poor air quality since early this month, as happens every year despite government pledges to fix the problem. Bans on construction, in the hope of keeping down the dust and... Read more

  5. Pushpa, 18, daughter of TotaramMaurya, washes clothes using handpump water near their house on the field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. The 45-year-old Maurya said he usually earns about 500 rupees ($6) a day. "It's tough to lift the heavy materials, especially when there's pollution as I cough a lot when smoke gets in my lungs and my eyes burn,"... Read more

  6. Cows graze in a park amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 7. Delhi's air pollution gets worse in winter when the wind drops and the air cools, trapping pollutants spewed out from vehicles, industry and the burning of agricultural waste as farmers in surrounding bread-basket states burn off stubble to prepare for new planting. REUTERS/AnushreeFadnavis

  7. Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, sits on a bed in his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. "If I fall sick, everything will fall apart," said Pramod Kumar, 23, a limestone worker at construction sites in Delhi, who also complained of not having worked for days. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  8. Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, plays cricket with his friends on a ground next to his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. Both Maurya and Kumar said try to get work on farms when construction stops but say it's hard to find. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  9. Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, sits on a cart next to his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 9. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  10. A ragpicker segregates garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 8. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  11. People and vehicles are seen on a road amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 8. The construction sector is India's second-largest job generator after agriculture, employing an estimated 70 million people including unskilled workers who leave the countryside for the cities in the hope of better lives. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  12. A man walks across a field amidst the morning smog in New Delhi, India, November 9. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

  13. Pramod Kumar, 23, a construction worker, talks to a friend next to his house near a field on the Yamuna floodplains on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9. The Delhi government has at times given some compensation to construction workers when bans are enforced but it has not done so this year. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

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