Millennium Concrete Works

We are set up out here in Kakurdanga More, right in the village area. If you know the Hat Krishna post office area, we aren’t too far from there in Bankura district. It’s a bit of a dusty spot most days, especially when the trucks are moving in and out with the concrete. My hands are usually covered in grey dust by noon. We spend most of our mornings just getting everything ready for the day’s work. The weather gets pretty hot around here, so we try to get the heavy lifting done before the sun is right overhead. People pass by on the road and sometimes stop just to ask directions or see what we are pouring that day. It isn't a fancy setup with big glass windows or anything like that. Just a yard with the machines and the materials we need. We've got the mixing equipment and the molds sitting out. Sometimes the rain slows us down and we have to cover everything up quick. It’s just how it goes in this part of West Bengal. We’ve been at this spot for a while now, and the neighbors know us by the sound of the mixer starting up. There is always something to move or a pile of material to sort through. We just keep at it, day after day, making sure the concrete is set right before it goes out. It’s honest work and it keeps us busy from morning till the sun goes down over the fields.