Public Works Department

Our office is tucked away at 4/1 Umesh Mukherjee Road in Belghoria. It's a busy part of Kolkata and there’s always something going on right outside the door. We handle the Public Works Department tasks for this patch. Most of the time, that means we are looking at drainage issues or checking on the local government buildings. The fans in the office are always humming and there's usually a stack of blue folders on every desk. We aren't trying to be anything special, just a group of people making sure the local roads are usable. The traffic around here is a nightmare sometimes, which makes getting equipment to sites a real challenge. We have a few staff members who have been here for decades. They know every crack in the pavement around Belghoria. We don't do much in the way of advertising because everybody knows where we are if they have a complaint or a permit to file. It's a bit of a messy process sometimes. Projects get started, then we wait for approvals, then we get back to it. It’s the reality of public work. We try to be practical and just get through the daily list of repairs. Some days the phones don't stop ringing and other days we are just sitting through meetings about budget stuff. It's just a regular local office doing regular work. We just keep the lights on and the paperwork moving as best as we can.