People 'crossing the sun' on the construction site
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An is experiencing extremely hot days. At the beginning of the season, the temperature is high, most people have not had time to adapt, making everyone tired. However, on key projects, many workers are still working under the hot sun to complete the construction on schedule...
2:00 p.m. on April 3 - the hottest time of the day, the outside temperature was measured to exceed 42 degrees Celsius, the 72m road through Nghi Duc commune (Vinh city) was deserted, occasionally cars passed by. Despite the scorching sun, burning the skin, the workers still worked diligently.
Equipped with 3 layers of clothing, a hood and a wet towel, Nguyen Van Hai still felt the scorching sun while working on a sidewalk without a single shade of trees.
Mr. Hai said: “This heat is really tiring. The sun is slanting straight at me, the heat from the asphalt road is sweltering, the already hard work of carrying blocks of stone and pushing carts of stone is now ten times harder. But I have agreed to do the contract, and only when I complete the contract and the amount of work will I receive the full 400,000 VND/day.”
Contracted to pave the 72m Vinh - Cua Lo Avenue sidewalk, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Trung (Lien Thanh, Yen Thanh) said that the 20 workers in his team always work with the highest spirit and responsibility.
"They have been with me for many years, working on many projects, so everyone is familiar with the work, with the hardships and heavy work. For the past 3 days, the weather has been hot, so we have proactively arranged for everyone to work early and rest early in the morning, and work later and rest later in the afternoon. In the near future, when the hot season comes, we will add more workers to speed up the progress according to the signed contract," said Mr. Trung.
The Cua Hoi entertainment area project invested by Vinpearl Joint Stock Company is expected to be operational in the 2024 tourist season. Currently, it is the final stage to complete the project on schedule, so despite the harsh weather, the construction teams are still sticking to the project and working actively.
Mr. Doan Dong, the contractor of a section of this project, said: “We start work at 5am and take a break at around 10am, work at 2pm in the afternoon, and take a break at 6pm. There are many stages, so we try to work in the evening to avoid the heat. Because we work far from home and have to stay temporarily in a camp, there are shortages and heat, and the health of the workers also declines. Therefore, I increase the food rations and provide more drinking water for the workers…”
Working as a steel cutter for the Than Vu tunnel project (Nghi Dong commune, Nghi Loc district), Mr. Dau Van Kien starts his work at 7am, finishes at 10:30am and in the afternoon from 1:30pm to 5:30pm. Although he is used to this hard work and has been involved in large and small projects for a long time, the early summer heat still sometimes makes him exhausted.
“The early season is so hot. The work is so hard that sometimes I feel like I am out of breath. The heat from the concrete and steel combined makes me feel like I am sitting in a furnace. To cope with the heat, we have equipped ourselves with air-conditioned shirts, headscarves, gloves, and try to go to work early, finishing work before the peak heat of the day from 11am to 1pm. Having a job and income to cover our living expenses at this time is very lucky, so I also encourage my colleagues in the team to overcome difficulties, focus on working on schedule and at the right volume to contribute to quickly completing the project,” said Mr. Kien.
With the goal of reaching the finish line earlier than the request of the Ministry of Transport, these days, the construction contractor is rushing to complete the items to hand over the Than Vu tunnel project.
To keep up with the schedule, the construction unit organized 3 shifts, working day and night. The heat made it difficult for the daytime shifts, but everyone was determined to brave the heat, stay on the construction site, and focus on the work.
Despite the hot and sunny weather, the construction atmosphere at the construction sites of key projects of the province such as: Dien Chau (Nghe An) - Bai Vot (Ha Tinh) expressway component of the North - South expressway; Vinh - Cua Lo 72m avenue to renovate and upgrade roads in Vinh city... is still no less "hot".
For the sake of progress and responsibility for the project, engineers and workers "overcome the sun", work enthusiastically, race against time to complete the project on schedule, put it into use, meet the requirements of local economic and social development and the needs of the people.
