Dubai's 'Man who lived in the clouds' back on ground after 730 days

He is now temporarily been assigned ground duty after having worked for almost two years working as crane operator for 425-metre Marina 101, the tallest tower in Dubai Marina.

Not for any other reason, but work on 425-metre Marina 101, the tallest tower in Dubai Marina, is nearing completion.

“Work the tower is almost complete and so I rarely go in the crane cabin. In the past 10 to 12 days (of Ramadan), I haven’t been there once,” Amit Kumar Sharma from India told Emirates 24|7.

“Working on the crane, which almost reaches 465 metres, is a very skilful job... you have to have full concentration on your work. It was only when I had some free time I would look around and enjoy the beautiful skyline of Dubai.”

So when is the crane finally being removed?

Sharma says he was not aware of that decision, but believes that it will take around 30 days to disassemble the crane.

He is now being assigned a ground job.

“Well, I do miss going up there... but work is work,” he mentions.

In August 2015, Emirates 24|7 first reported that Sharma spends almost half of his day in the clouds, sitting in a small air-conditioned cabin, perched up at around 425 metres.

Read: Man who lives in the clouds @ 465m high on Dubai Marina’s tallest tower

Hailing from Uttar Pradesh in India, Sharma has been working as crane operator for the past six years and currently works for TAV Construction Company, the contractor of Marina 101.

“It’s my daily chore. I get to the cabin every morning at 5.30am and stay there till 6pm. The first time I felt scared, but now have no such fears,” he had told this website.

Sharma used to get a three-hour break every day when working as a crane operator. However, he would spend the time in his cabin.

“I used to take my breakfast and lunch with me. And I ensured that I drank almost 3-3.5 litres of water every day,” he added.

In August 2015, Sharman had said that once working on the crane a helicopter had come very close to the crane, but the pilot immediately moved away so avoid any accident.

Asked again, he says there have been no such spine-chilling experiences in the past one year.

“It has been smooth. There were no such incidents,” he reveals.

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