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Road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state and local workers from Ladakh ride on the back of a truck at the end of their working day along Pangong Lake road in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state work along Pangong Lake road in northern India's Ladakh region.
A road maintenance worker from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state, carries buckets of paint to restore road markers along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region.
Raj Shekhar (L), 33, and Tej Narayan, 30, road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state, take shelter behind rocks during inclement weather along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state head back to their campsite following a day's work along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state work along Pangong Lake road in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state eat lunch while labouring along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state and local workers from Ladakh ride on the back of a truck at the end of their working day along Pangong Lake road.
Road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state and Ladakh head back to their respective campsite and homes after a day's work along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh region.
Raju Dheri (R), 19, and Surinder Tudu, 22, road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state, wash in a river next to their campsite after a day's work near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state play cards inside their tent following a day's work at their campsite near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
(L-R) Chota Montu, 25, Raj Kumar, 19, and Raju Dheri, 19, road maintenance workers Jharkhand state, warm up around a bonfire at their campsite near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state eat dinner inside their tent at their campsite near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Rajesh Manji (R) and Raj Shekhar, road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state, eat breakfast before their work day at their campsite near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
(L-R) Tej Narayan, 30, Rajesh Manji, 28, and Sunil Tutu, 33, road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state, wait for transportation to their work site near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Raj Shekhar, 33, a road maintenance worker from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state, shaves on his day off at his campsite near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from Jharkhand state warm up with the first rays of the sun, as they wait for a ride to their worksite at their camping grounds near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
Road maintenance workers from Jharkhand jump at the buck of a truck collecting them in the morning from their campsite near Tangtse village be in northern India's Ladakh region.
General view shows the campsite of road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state, near Tangtse village in northern India's Ladakh region.
