Sri Lalitha Plastic Industries Pvt Ltd.

If you walk down the lane opposite the Tarakarama Theatre in Kachiguda, you will eventually find us at Raj Mohalla. The building number is 3-5-1114/32, though the street signs aren't always the easiest to read. Our factory stays pretty hot because of the plastic molding machines running all day long. There is a specific smell to melting plastic that you never really get out of your nose. We have been working in this part of Hyderabad for years as Sri Lalitha Plastic Industries Pvt Ltd. The neighborhood has changed a lot around us. The traffic outside can get really bad when a movie lets out at the theatre, making it tricky for our trucks to get in and out. Inside, it is a different world of rhythm and repetition. Each person has their station on the line, and we just keep the machines fed with raw material. It is a lot of manual labor, checking for defects and packing things into bags. We don't really have a big front office, just a small desk where the bills get paid and the phone sits. It is loud, dusty, and honest. We mostly just focus on keeping the production going so we can meet our deadlines. Sometimes we stay late when a machine breaks down, just to make sure we don't fall behind. It is a simple life centered around the factory floor and the people who work here.