Deccan Cements Ltd

Down in Jhanpad, near Nereducherla, you will find our electrical department for Deccan Cements Ltd. P.V.S.S. Narayana Raju is the one keeping an eye on things here. It is a bit of a drive out into the Nalgonda district to get to us, but it’s a quiet area once you arrive. Our main focus is just keeping the power running and making sure all the electrical systems are doing what they are supposed to do. Working in a cement plant means there is always something that needs fixing or a wire that needs looking at. It is a hands-on kind of job. We don’t sit in air-conditioned offices all day; we are usually out on the floor or checking the panels. The Jhanpad post office is our main link to the rest of the world. Life in the Nereducherla mandal is steady and doesn't change much from year to year. We know the local shopkeepers and the guys who drive the trucks. It’s a tight-knit group of workers here. We don't use big words to describe what we do. We just make sure the lights stay on and the machinery keeps humming so the cement can be made. It gets sweaty and loud sometimes, but that is the nature of the electrical department. We just take it one day at a time and fix whatever breaks. There is always a lot to do before the sun goes down and we finish up for the day.