Sanzar Bricks

Out here in Manora, things move a little slower than in the big cities. Our brick kiln is right in the village area. It's been part of the landscape for a while. We have a lot of open space where the bricks sit out to dry in the sun before they go into the kiln. It’s a lot of manual labor. The workers live nearby, and we all know each other’s families. When the weather is good, we get a lot of work done. When it rains, everything stops for a bit and we just wait it out. That's just how the brick business is. We handle everything right here in the village and post-Manora area. You can see the smoke from the kiln from quite a distance away. It's not a fancy setup, just some sheds and the firing area. We get people from the surrounding villages coming by in their tractors or small trucks to pick up loads. We keep a ledger of who took what and when they paid. It’s all very old school. Sometimes we sit under the big tree near the entrance to get some shade and drink water. The dust is part of life here. We don't really have a website or anything like that. If someone needs bricks, they just come down to the site or send word through a neighbor. It's a simple life. We work when there’s light and head home when it gets dark. The Tehsil office isn't too far away either. We just keep to ourselves and do the work.