J K Mechanical Engineering Department

The J K Mechanical Engineering Department is situated at 85 Lal Nagar in the Chanapora area of Srinagar. It is a bit of a walk from the main road but the neighborhood is fairly easy to find once you know where the landmarks are. We spend our days dealing with various technical projects and maintenance tasks that come across our desks. The office itself is quite old-fashioned with wooden furniture and large windows that look out towards the local streets. In the winter it gets very cold here so we have the heaters running and everyone drinks a lot of noon chai to stay warm. The atmosphere is mostly professional but since we have worked together for a long time it feels very casual too. We have blueprints and technical drawings spread out over the tables and sometimes the floor. It is not a place for people who like everything to be perfectly tidy. We are more focused on getting the mechanical stuff right. There is always someone coming in with a problem to solve or a report to file. Kashmir is a beautiful place to work even with the challenges of the weather. We see the seasons change from our office window while we handle the daily grind of engineering work. It is a steady job and we just take things one day at a time in Chanapora. We aren't a big corporation with shiny lobbies, just a regular department trying to keep things running.