Larsen&Toubro Limited

Our office is located in the village of Vanadara, which is part of the Dabhoi taluka in Gujarat. It’s quite a rural setting compared to the big cities, and that definitely influences how we work here at Larsen&Toubro Limited. The roads can get quite dusty, especially when the tractors are moving through, and the sun in this part of Gujarat is no joke. We are right at the Post Office in Vanadara, which makes us easy to find for anyone in the village. Our setup is very basic and focused on the job at hand. Most of the people working here are locals from nearby villages or people who have moved here specifically for the project. We don't have many of the amenities you'd find in a city office, but we make do with what we have. Our days are spent managing site activities and making sure all the materials and labor are where they need to be. It’s a lot of physical coordination and being out in the field as much as being behind a desk. We eat our lunch together, usually traditional Gujarati food brought from home, and talk about how the work is progressing. It’s a simple, honest way of working where everyone knows everyone else. We’ve been in Vanadara for a good stretch now, and we feel like we are a small but important part of the local economy here. It’s just about doing the work well every day.