Shankar Ganga Soft Drinks Pvt. Ltd.

Kartar Nagar is a bit of a maze if you aren't from around here. Our place, Shankar Ganga Soft Drinks, is over at Plot No. J-6 on Iv Pusta. It’s right in the middle of the industrial area, so there’s always the sound of hammers or engines from the neighbors. We are quite close to the Shiv Mandir. In the mornings, you can hear the bells, which is a nice way to start the shift. We make soft drinks, so the floor is almost always a bit damp from the bottle washing process. We wear rubber boots to keep our feet dry. It’s a lot of manual labor, moving heavy crates from one side to the other. We don’t have much in the way of decoration. Just the machines, the stacks of bottles, and a few plastic chairs for when we take a break. The summers are the toughest because the heat in the shed gets quite intense. We drink a lot of water and try to stay in the shade when possible. The tea guy comes around twice a day, and that’s usually when we all stop for ten minutes. It’s a basic operation. We focus on getting the bottles filled and sent out to the local shops. There isn't much more to it than that. We’ve been here for years and we know the rhythms of the street. It’s just how things are for us.