Construction Stair Treads at Muddy Cuttack Site

Wet earth stains the access road near Cuttack as bundled stair treads rest in a muddy trough before the morning huddle. Raindrops rest on the scaffold mesh and formwork, catching the first light of a brief sun shower. Papers and sequencing charts lie atop the wood, their text legible against the gray morning. Crew support tools sit nearby, ready for the coordination meeting. Converging lines of the road draw toward a distant vanishing point where the rainy season haze softens the horizon. One water droplet slides off the edge of a wooden tread, leaving a dark trail on the grain.