Ambica Oil Industries

Our place, Ambica Oil Industries, covers a few plots—226, 227, and 228—in the GIDC area of Bhuj. It is a large space because pressing oil takes up a lot of room for the equipment. Kachchh is a very dry place, and we have been operating our machinery here for quite some time now. We deal with various seeds and the process of turning them into oil. There is always a rhythmic thumping sound from the heavy machinery. The smell of crushed seeds is everywhere you go. It is a dirty job, and we all end up with oil stains on our clothes by the end of the shift. We have a lot of storage for the raw materials we bring in. The sun hits the metal roof hard in the afternoon, so it stays very warm inside the building. We are not into fancy marketing or anything like that. We just produce the oil and then send it out in tins and jars to whoever needs it. People in Bhuj know where we are if they need to find us. Dealing with the weather and the dust out here is a constant battle for us. We have a small crew of workers who know the whole process inside out. Sometimes the machines break down and we have to fix them ourselves, which can take a whole day of work. It is just how it goes.