Sri Andavar Travels

The bypass road in Manaparai is a place that never really sleeps. Sri Andavar Travels is located at 39 and 40 on that main stretch, right where the traffic flows toward Trichy. You can hear the heavy vehicles rumbling past at all hours of the night. We’ve been operating out of this spot for a long time, watching the town grow around the bypass. Manaparai is famous for its snacks, but for us, it’s just where we park the cars and wait for the next job. The office is right on the Trichy Main Road, so it gets quite a bit of sun in the mornings. We spend our time checking tire pressures and making sure the air conditioning is actually blowing cold air, which is a big deal in this heat. People stop in after getting off a bus or while they’re walking down the bypass, asking about prices or just checking our availability. It’s a straightforward way of living, mostly just managing the fleet and talking to drivers about the state of the roads. The 621306 zip code is where we belong. We’ve got a couple of plastic chairs outside where we sit when it’s not too dusty, just watching the cars go by. It’s not a fancy life, but it keeps us busy and we know almost everyone who works along this bypass road every single day.