Vedanta Resources, Balco, Korba

We are based out of Village Sutarra, which you get to via Katghora in the Korba district. It’s a bit of a trek from the main town, but we like being out here. Our address is just the village and post office of Sutarra, pincode 495445. It’s a rural setting, so things move at a different speed than they do in the city. We spend our days in a simple building handling the logistics and local coordination for the Balco operations. Most of the time, we are busy with manual entries or talking to the folks who live nearby. It’s a practical, hardworking atmosphere. We don’t have much in the way of air conditioning, so we rely on the breeze and the shade of the trees nearby. The roads can be a bit rough, especially after it rains, but we are used to it by now. It’s just a small team of us here. We don’t go in for anything fancy or polished. We just make sure the paperwork is filed and the local issues are sorted out as they come up. Most days are pretty predictable, which is fine by us. We know the shopkeepers in Sutarra and often stop for a quick chat on the way in. It’s a humble setup, but it’s where we belong and where we get our work done day in and day out. We usually wrap things up by six and head back towards Katghora before it gets too dark.