Padmavathi Bricks

We have been here in Someswaram village for quite some time now. The yard is located right in the village, near Door No 3-24. People around the Rayavaram Mandal know us because we just do our job and make the bricks every day. It is dusty work, especially when the sun is out in East Godavari, and it gets really hot by noon. My father started things here with just a few workers, and we just kept going after he retired. We don't have a fancy office or any of those polished signs you see in the city. There is just a small shed where we keep the records and handle the loading when the trucks arrive. Most days start early, usually before the sun gets too high and makes everything unbearable. We watch the trucks come in and out of the small village roads, kicking up red dust. It is not a big operation, just a few local guys making sure the bricks are ready when a neighbor needs them for a wall or a new house. Sometimes the rain slows us down during the monsoon, and we have to scramble to cover everything up with plastic sheets. You learn to live with the weather when you work with mud and fire like this. We see the same faces every week, mostly local builders we have known for years. There is no big secret to what we do here at Padmavathi Bricks. It is just about getting the work done and making sure the counts are right before the truck leaves.