Kammari Yellaiah Achari Welding Works

The sound of metal hitting metal is what you will usually hear if you come to H.No.1-75 in Vemula. We go by the name Kammari Yellaiah Achari Welding Works. Being out here in Itikyal, within the Mahabubnagar district, we get a lot of regular work from the local farmers and the people building small houses. The workshop is usually a bit messy with iron scraps and sparks flying around. I wear my heavy welding mask most of the day. It gets very hot in here, especially during the long summer months when the sun hits the metal roof. I started this place a long time ago. People bring in their broken gates or they need some iron frames made for their windows. It is hard work on the back and the eyes. I usually keep some cold water in a clay pot in the corner to keep me going through the afternoon. My hands are almost always stained with black grease and soot. The equipment we use is a bit old, but it still works perfectly for what we need to get done. I don't spend any money on advertising because word of mouth in the village is more than enough for us. If you do a solid job on a plow or a door frame, people will eventually tell their cousins about you. That is how we keep the lights on. It is not a big factory, just a simple shed with enough space to weld and cut. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just have to take a break.