Goenka Chemical Industries

Goenka Chemical Industries is located at 110-A Narkeldanga Main Road. If you know the area, you know how packed this road gets with trucks and rickshaws all day long. Our space is basically a big ground floor area where we keep the drums and containers. It’s a bit of a maze inside with all the stacks, and there’s always that faint smell of vinegar or alcohol hanging in the air, depending on what we’re moving that week. We aren't the kind of place with a lobby or a receptionist. Usually, you’ll just find one of us sitting at a wooden desk near the front gate checking the manifest. We deal with various industrial chemicals that other factories need for their processes. It’s heavy work, mostly loading and unloading stuff and making sure the labels don't peel off in the humidity. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but we’re usually too busy with the orders to worry about that. We’ve been at this spot for quite a few years now. The neighbors know us, and we know the tea stall guy around the corner pretty well. Most of our day is spent on the phone or talking to the drivers who pull up outside. It’s a straightforward business, no frills, just getting the supplies to where they need to go before the sun sets. We just keep our heads down and do the work.