Manganese Ore (India) Limited

This is the office for Manganese Ore (India) Limited out at the Chikla Mine and Sitasaongi. Awanish Kumar Mishra is the Senior Manager for the mines here. We are located in the Tumsar Tahsil of Bhandara district, with the pincode 441929 in Maharashtra. Working at a mine is a different kind of life compared to being in the city. It’s rugged out here and the work is mostly about managing the extraction and the crew on the ground. We deal with a lot of heavy machinery and the daily logistics of moving ore. The office is right there by the post office at the mine site, so it's very much a part of the daily operations. It isn't a place for suits and ties; it's more about boots and hard hats. We have a lot of history in this area, and many of the people working here have been with us for generations. The dust and the noise are just part of the background. We focus on getting the manganese out and keeping things running safely. It's a big operation but we try to keep the management side simple and direct. There's always some challenge with the weather or the equipment, but that's just a normal Tuesday for us. We just get on with the job and try to meet the targets for the month without too much fuss. It takes a lot of people to keep a place like this running, and everyone here knows their role. We’re just part of the landscape now in Bhandara.