Pooja Engineering Works (Machinary-Odhav)

Over at 14 Radheshyam Estate, things are usually pretty loud. We’re right across from the Sardar Patel Industrial Estate, so there’s always trucks moving and people shouting across the yards. Odhav is a busy part of town, and the Ring Road is never really quiet, not even in the evenings. Our shop is where we handle a lot of the machinery work that comes through this area. It’s a dusty place, mostly because of all the grinding and cutting we do throughout the day. You’ll usually find us with grease on our shirts and metal shavings in our hair. We’ve got a few old machines that have seen better days but still run better than the new stuff if you treat them right. The floor is stained with oil, and the overhead lights flicker a bit when we start up the bigger units. We don’t spend much time cleaning up for show because there’s always more work to get through. People come to us when their equipment breaks down or they need a part fabricated from scratch. We just do what we can with the tools we have. It’s hard work, and the heat inside the estate can get pretty bad during the summer months, but we’ve got a good fan and plenty of water. It’s just how things are done here in Odhav, and we’ve been at it long enough that the noise doesn't even bother us anymore.