Ara Engineering Works

Ara Engineering Works is spread out a bit. We have our main spot at Gala No. C-4 in Shri Nagar Salim Estate over in Sakinaka, Andheri East. Then there’s also the place at Room No. 22 in Jumma Khan Chawl, which is part of the Gafoor Khan Estate on L.B.S. Marg in Kurla West, Mumbai-400070. It’s a lot to keep track of. Working in these parts of Mumbai means dealing with constant noise and metal. It’s dusty and there’s always the smell of oil in the air, but that’s just how engineering shops are. We handle different jobs, mostly things that need cutting or welding. In the Sakinaka unit, the machines are almost always running. Sometimes we are over at the Kurla side checking on work there. It’s a lot of back and forth between the two places. We don't wear suits or sit in offices with air conditioning. Our hands are usually dirty from grease. The guys here have been doing this for years, so they know the machines inside out. If a piece of metal needs a specific shape, we figure out how to get it done. The traffic around Andheri and Kurla is usually a nightmare, so moving stuff between the units takes longer than it should. We don't have a fancy website. Usually, someone walks into the estate and asks for us because they heard we do solid work. It’s hard work, and the heat gets bad in the summer, but we keep at it.