ONE year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on Feb 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world’s biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists.
About 60,000 construction workers are on a 24-hour clock ensuring that new venues and transportation infrastructure are built on time in the city of 400,000 people wedged between the Black Sea and the majestic Caucasus range in southern Russia.
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