The human cost

June 28, 2026

The human cost


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It’s a familiar, but horrifying story. While working on a flyover on Ring Road, next to Do Moria Pul, the labourers scale the towering, skeletal scaffolding without any safety harness, helmet or net in sight. It offers a striking juxtaposition of historic architecture, massive modern infrastructure and compromised labour safety. 

The human cost