Associated Cement Company

We’ve been out here at the Lakheri Cement Works for quite a while now. Most folks in the colony know where Jsq 32 is, it's just a part of the landscape in this corner of Rajasthan. The Associated Cement Company has a long history in this spot, and if you live around here, you probably have a relative or a neighbor who’s spent time working the shifts. It gets pretty hot during the summer months, but we just keep things moving along. Life in the ACC colony has its own rhythm, dictated by the factory whistles and the movement of trucks coming in and out. It’s not a fancy setup, just a bunch of people doing their jobs and making sure the cement gets where it needs to go. We handle the day-to-day stuff from our office here, dealing with the paperwork and the logistics that come with a big operation like this. It’s a bit dusty, as you’d expect from a cement works, but that’s just how it is. We don't really do much in the way of big announcements or shiny posters. People know we're here, and they know what we do. It’s a steady kind of life in Lakheri, and we’re just a small piece of that bigger machine. Sometimes the power goes out or the roads get a bit rough, but we manage to stay busy. It’s just work, really, plain and simple.