Shankar Sandstone Industries

We are located right on NH-11 near the underpass in Manpur. Being on the highway is great for getting trucks in and out, but it’s definitely loud with all the traffic passing by at all hours. We specialize in sandstone, which is what this area is known for in the construction market. Our yard is usually piled high with rough blocks and finished slabs waiting for transport. We spend our days cutting, carving, and loading stone into the back of trucks. It’s a very manual process, and our hands are always rough from the work. The red and beige colors of the sandstone are everywhere here. We don’t have a website or any of those modern things; we just work from our location on the side of the road. Most of our customers are people driving by who see the stone and pull over to ask questions. We also supply to some bigger projects in the nearby cities. The weather can be a real pain, especially the intense heat in the summer, but we keep the machines running regardless. We’ve been here for years, and the underpass has become a bit of a landmark for finding our gate. It’s a basic operation. We wake up, cut stone, talk to a few drivers, and go home. There’s no secret to it, just a lot of hard work and making sure the stone is cut to the right size for the buyers.