Thpe second was an education on the state of the building industry. A house promised for delivery on June 29 was already three months behind schedule with the holder taking a rather la cski dal attitude to its completion . He was eager however forme to sign the papers taking over the house on the promise that he would complete the balance work promptly and well. If only I could believe him! On a deeper examination I found three issues bedeviling him and indeed any developer in India -- corruption through regulation ( every step required a clerks signature which offered an opportunity for graft,) a contracted labour force with little or no interest in quality work or adherence to deadlines ( monsoon and harvest seasons saw a rapid desertion by them to their villages) and demanding clients who were half architects and half builders - or at least thought so-- much to the chagrin of the real ones! Caught in these winds the builder was often at a loss and could never finish his projects on time.
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