"Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday (26 Nov) revoked GRAP-III measures from Delhi-NCR, saying the air quality has improved. TOI. Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) is at the Hazardous level of 471 this morning, with PM10 level at 416 and the PM2.5 at 311 micrograms (mcg) per cubic meter. "With this, there is no more restriction on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles. The ban on construction and demolition activities has also been lifted." "Migrant laborers in Delhi form a crucial part of the capital's workforce," and many of these workers are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand." "A large number of them are involved in the construction of buildings, roads and other infrastructure, which are vital for the city's continued expansion. Down to Earth. The cheapest form of transport for these laborers are buses and construction is the easiest to work in. After all, no education or training is required to carry 8-10 bricks or a bag of cement up flights of stairs. In 2023, "India's construction sector is the second largest employment generator with 71 million workforce employed currently and the number is set to cross 100 million by 2030, Knight Frank-RICS report." ET. Earlier this month, "The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has secured a thumping majority in the Bihar Assembly elections, winning 202 seats in the 243-member House." The BJP got the highest number of seats with 89, while its ally JDU came second with 85. newsonair.gov.in. On 26 September, just over one month before the election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yajana in Bihar, under which the PM transferred Rs 10,000 to the bank accounts of 7.5 million women at a cost of Rs 75 billion. pib.gov.in. In February, the BJP won the Delhi Assembly election with 48 out of 70 seats. wikipedia. Bihar's "leading export 'industry' is processing makhanas, and around the city of Purnia we saw laborers diving in murky waters to extract the nuts, cracking them with mallets by hand , and roasting them over open fires," wrote Ruchir Sharma. "If Bihar were a country, it would be the world's 12th poorest, behind Liberia." In Bihar, "Share of households with at least one migrant rose from 36% in 1998-99 to 60% in 2009-10, to about 65% in 2017." "In 2017, average annual remittance per household was Rs 48,662. Migrant remittances accounted for over 28% of total village income, and about half of the total income of migrant households," wrote Alakh N Sharma. In completely unrelated information, the cost of an adult goat varies between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 per head (Indiamart) and can more than double during the Muslim festival of Eid. The next election in Delhi is not till 2030. By that time there may be more opportunities for handouts. Love the poor.
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