Curbs hit daily Wagers hardest, many stare at starvation

As authorities in the Delhi NCR impose restrictions to combat the worsening air quality in the region, the brunt of the anti-pollution measures is being faced by daily wage workers involved in construction activities whose lives have to a standstill.

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Workers who depend on daily earnings to survive said they are worried their children will starve to death.

Construction and demolition activities (C&D) are banned under the current GRAP-IV measures that came into effect after many parts of Delhi reported "severe-plus" air quality (Air Quality Index above 450). Suman, a 45-year-old mother of two, says "If we sit at home, what will we eat? What will we feed our children?"