Shri Umiya Auto Electric & Battery Service

Shri Umiya Auto Electric & Battery Service is located on Udhna Issaji Street. It is a small corner where we fix wires and charge up old batteries. The shelves are lined with black battery casings and tangled cables. There is always a smell of acid and metal in the air. We have been here for a good number of years now. Most of the people from Udhna know us because their cars or rickshaws break down near here. It is not a clean place. My clothes always have holes from the battery acid. We don't have a waiting room with AC or anything like that. People just stand around or sit on a wooden crate while we check their alternators. Issaji Street is quite narrow, so parking can be a real headache. I usually have my head under a hood for most of the morning. My hands are always dark with grease. We don't have a website. If someone needs us, they just find us on the street. It’s a tough job but it’s what we know how to do. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to work with flashlights. We don't make a big deal out of things. We just test the voltage and see if it can be saved. It’s a simple shop and we like it that way. We just keep working until the job is done for the people of Udhna.