Nestling in the foot of the Himalayas, Bhutan is mostly criss-crossed by tracks clinging onto the peaks of dizzying mountains. During the monsoon period, travelers juggle with mud and landslides, traffic is often jammed for several days on end. To resolve the situation, the government has called on Dankas, workers from India who live in the most precarious of conditions. With no protection, they blast wider roads and tarmac them at over 3,000 meters altitude. And there’s work to be done: until 1961 there was hardly a single paved road. Today, Bhutan is trying to create a road network to open up the country.
