'Work is work': NCR factory workers forge through heatwave furnace

Some factory owners, in an attempt to counter the heat, have installed fans for each worker, but this measure appears insufficient against the heat radiating from the machines

“Kaam toh kaam hai” (work is work), said Shivakant Kumar, a factory worker in one of the tin-roofed plants in Faridabad, enduring the intense heat. The heat from the machines was hitting his face, yet he persisted in making plastic decorative items.

“Due to the excessive heat, our production has fallen by 10–15 per cent as work slows down between noon and 4 pm. We’re not putting too much pressure on the workers, as their safety is also important amid rising temperatures,” said Veer Bhan Sharma, president of the Faridabad IMT Industries Association.
 

The capital has endured a six-day stretch of