Shri Bhikshu Marbles & Granites

Our yard is located in the Vishwakarma Industrial Area, or VKIA as everyone calls it. We are at A-187 in Block H-1, right on Road No 6-D. Being in an industrial zone means the surroundings are full of factories, large trucks, and constant mechanical noise. Our space is filled with huge blocks and slabs of marble and granite. It’s a very rugged environment. We spend the whole day dealing with heavy machinery that moves the stone around. The air is often thick with the smell of diesel and stone dust. It’s not the kind of place where you wear your best clothes. We are usually covered in some kind of grit by lunchtime. Road 6-D is often busy with transporters and laborers moving goods from one warehouse to another. We have to be careful with how the slabs are stored because they are incredibly heavy and can be dangerous if not handled right. The sun beats down on the open yard, making the stone hot to the touch during the afternoons. We don’t have a fancy front office; we mostly work right out of the yard or a small side room with a fan. It’s a lot of hard, physical labor, keeping track of the different stone types and making sure the right slabs get loaded onto the trucks heading out. We’ve been in this part of VKIA for quite some time now, just doing the daily grind.