India, May 27 -- Three decades ago, Shankar Pawar, 43, came to Mumbai from Karad, Satara, to earn a living. But this summer, said Pawar, who works as a painter at under-construction buildings, Mumbai's heat has tested him like never before. "Unlike the heat back home, this heat drains you," said Pawar. Working at the Mhada building sites in Mankhurd, he often finds himself exposed to the baking sun. Indoor assignments bring brief relief only to be enveloped in the trapped heat inside. By noon, he said, his body starts resisting. "You feel like climbing down and stopping. But that is not a choice." Much of the afternoon break - from 1 pm to 3 pm -- is spent recovering from the exhaustion built up through the morning. Pawar works an extra hour to compensate for the afternoon rest. While he can barely eat, he drinks eight to ten bottles of water every day. On Wednesday, Pawar received Rs.2,500 through a heat insurance pay-out under a worker support initiative led by Jan Sahas, an NGO that works with social groups on safe migration and workers' protection. "Every rupee matters," he said. "At least someone has understood what we are going through."...