Shakti Cement Bhandar

The shop is right by the New Bus Stand in Amba Market, so there is always a lot of traffic and noise outside. We spend most of our time moving bags of cement from the trucks into the storage area. It’s heavy work and everything stays covered in a thin layer of grey dust no matter how much we sweep. Customers usually come by with their own small trucks or rickshaws to pick up what they need for their construction projects. We carry a few different brands depending on what the suppliers send us that week. The market gets very hectic in the mornings when all the deliveries arrive at once. Sometimes we have to help people figure out how many bags they actually need for a small room or a patch of flooring. It’s just me and a couple of helpers here most days. We don’t have a fancy showroom, just stacks of cement piled up high towards the ceiling. When the weather gets damp we have to be careful about how we store things so the bags don't get ruined. Dealing with the bus stand crowds can be a headache sometimes but it means people always know where to find us. We open up early and stay until the market starts to quiet down in the evening. It’s a simple business of buying and selling building materials without any extra fuss or complicated processes. We just try to keep enough stock on hand so no one leaves empty-handed.