Jai Balaji Bhandar

If you ever come down to the APMC Yard, you’ll find us at Godown No.10. It’s a loud place with trucks backing in and out all day long. We go by Jai Balaji Bhandar. We’ve been operating out of this specific spot for quite some time now. The walls are a bit scuffed from moving pallets around, and the floor is always a bit dusty, but that’s just how a godown is. We handle a lot of inventory here. It’s mostly about counting bags and making sure the loaders know where everything goes. It gets hot in the afternoons under the tin roof, so we usually try to get the heavy lifting done early in the morning. We don’t have any fancy signs or a reception area. You just walk in and talk to whoever is holding the clipboard. Most of our days are spent checking weights and filling out registers by hand. It’s practical work. We know the other guys in the yard, and we all just try to get through the day's load. Sometimes the power goes out, or a shipment is late, but we just wait it out. There’s no point in stressing too much over things you can’t change. We just make sure the stock is safe and ready for whoever is coming to pick it up. It is a simple life in the yard, and we like the routine. Most days involve a lot of shouting to be heard over the engine noise.