Seven construction workers suffered severe injuries after a bamboo scaffolding put up for repairs of a building in Thane came crashing down on Monday morning. The workers were quite high on the scaffolding without safety gear; when the scaffolding gave way, they came crashing down with it.

This case, though hugely tragic, fails to surprise us because unfortunately, we have become inured to such incidents. Across the city, we see workers perched on bamboo scaffoldings at commercial sites, residential buildings and even hoardings. They are mostly without safety gear.