Tamralipta Fish Producer Company Limited

Tamralipta Fish Producer Company Limited is located over in Kapasaria. We operate out of Ramkrishna Das’s place in Mahisadal. Being in Purba Medinipur, fish is a big part of everything we do. It’s not a retail shop where you buy a single fish for dinner. It’s more of a place where we coordinate with the people who have the ponds. The air always smells a bit like the water and the nets. We have a lot of plastic crates stacked up near the back. Ramkrishna is usually around, probably checking something on his phone or talking to a driver. Midnapore is a big area, but our corner here in Kapasaria is pretty tucked away. You have to go down some narrow lanes to find us. It gets quite muddy when it rains, so everyone wears their old sandals. We don't have fancy uniforms or anything like that. We just wear what’s comfortable for working near the water. The office is mostly just for keeping the lists of who caught what and where it’s going. We drink a lot of tea while we wait for the trucks to show up. Sometimes the trucks are late, and we just sit and talk about the weather or the price of feed. It’s a slow pace, but the work is steady. We just keep our heads down and handle the fish business day by day, making sure the local catch is accounted for.