Letters: Ensuring relevance

This refers to the article “Highway developers facing rising labour cost” (December 1). Highway developers themselves would have factored in future business repercussions and planned their financial strategies accordingly. Accordingly, their margin of profit would be substantial to ensure their long-term business stability and revenue inflow. All round economic development is a key factor in the laying down of government policies and developers cannot portray a one-sided view that labour costs are increasing hampering their functioning.

Further, in an environment of intensive mechanisation, even skilled labour has lost its relevance in many areas. An  additional increase in capital expenditure for mechanisation