Air Force Naval Housing Board

Down here in Kochi, at J-108 in Jal Vayu Vihar, we deal with the housing stuff for the board. Being in Mundamveli means we see a lot of the same faces every day. It’s mostly about keeping track of who is moving in and who is moving out, and making sure the buildings are looked after. Kerala weather can be tough on the structures, especially with the rain, so there is always something needing a fix or a look. We have a small office where the paperwork piles up pretty fast. It’s not an exciting job, but people need a place to live, and we help manage that part of it. The residents come by with questions about their flats or the grounds. We try to give them straight answers, though sometimes the rules are a bit slow to change. It's a quiet area for the most part, which is a nice change from the busier parts of Kochi. Most of us have been working here for years and we know the layout of the place like the back of our hands. We aren't here to do anything flashy. We just sit in the office, take the calls, fill out the forms, and make sure the housing area stays in one piece for everyone living here. It takes a lot of patience to deal with all the maintenance requests. We just do the best we can with what we have and keep moving forward.