Shahid Engineering Works

Our workshop is on Railway Road near Rawli Road in Jeetpur, Muradnagar. It’s a place where we work with metal every day. You can hear the sound of welding and grinding from down the street. We have machines for cutting iron and lathes for turning parts. There is usually a layer of iron dust on everything, including our clothes. We make all sorts of things like gates, window grills, and small machine parts for local farmers or builders. The floor is concrete and often has scraps of metal lying around. It gets very hot when we are doing a lot of welding work. We have been in Muradnagar for quite some time now. People bring us things that are broken or they need something specific made from a drawing they have. We don't use fancy computer designs, we just measure it out with a tape and get to work. Sometimes we have to go out to someone's house to install a heavy gate we finished. The tea stall nearby brings us glasses of hot tea twice a day, which is a nice break. It’s loud and dirty work but we like building things that last a long time. The railway tracks are close by, so you can hear the trains passing while we work. It is just an honest engineering shop where we use our hands and heavy tools to make a living in Jeetpur.