Ultra Tech Cement Limited

Out here near Alfa Road in Sewagram, it’s mostly open land and dust. Our site is in Tehsil Abdasa. It’s a long drive for most of us, but you get used to the road after a few months. The cement plant is a big operation. There’s always a truck backing up or a whistle blowing somewhere in the distance. We spend a lot of time outside in the sun. It gets really dry around here, and the heat can be something else in the peak of summer. The office is just a small building near the main gate. We keep the logs and the schedules there on clipboards. It’s not a quiet place at all. You can hear the crushers and the loaders going all day and late into the night. We have a lot of locals working here from the nearby villages in Abdasa. It’s hard work, but it keeps the local economy going for many families. We don’t do much talking; we just focus on the production numbers and the safety gear. Sometimes the wind picks up and you can’t see ten feet in front of you for the dust. We just wear our masks and keep moving. The equipment needs a lot of grease and daily attention. We do our own repairs mostly to save time. It’s a tough spot, but we’ve been here for a while now. If you’re coming from Alfa Road, you’ll see the tall stacks from a distance. That’s our place.