He earns Rs 210 per shift and usually pulls off two shifts a day. He estimates that not only will he end up losing wages roughly to the tune of Rs 4,000 but will also end up spending about Rs 2,000 during this period of no income. “This amounts to a loss of Rs 6,000 for me and my family,” he said. “Even last year, I ended up losing roughly 10 days of work during the pollution ban and 15 days in 2016 because of the notebandi (demonetisation drive),” recalls Najar-ul, who has spent the last decade working in the construction sector.