Milestone Gears Ltd.

Milestone Gears Ltd. is tucked away at KK 12 in the H.S.I.D.C Industrial Estate. This is in Kalka, which is part of the Panchkula district. It’s a bit of a drive to get out here, but the air is a little better than being right in the middle of a big city. We make gears. That’s about it. If you come by, you’ll see we have a few different rooms filled with lathes and cutters. Gear work is slow because if you rush it, the teeth don’t line up and then the whole thing is junk. We spend a lot of time measuring things twice. The floor is always a bit slippery with oil, so you have to watch your step. We don’t really have a big staff, just a group of people who know how to run the machines. Sometimes we sit outside for tea and watch the trucks go by on the main road. Kalka is a quiet enough place but the industrial estate stays busy. We’ve had the same neighbors for years. There isn't any fancy corporate talk here. We just look at the orders, see what needs to be cut, and get to it. The lights in the shop are a bit dim in the back, but we know where everything is. It’s just a steady life of making mechanical parts and trying to keep the machines in good shape. We just do our bit.