Mahakali Cement Works Pvt. Ltd.

Out here in Village Lasundra, things move a bit slower than they do in Vadodara city. Our cement works is tucked away in the Savli Taluka area. It’s a rural setting, so we are surrounded by fields and a lot of open space. Making cement involves a lot of grinding and mixing, so the facility is pretty industrial and grey. We have workers who come in from the nearby villages every morning on their cycles or by foot. It’s a lot of manual work, moving heavy bags and watching the kilns to make sure everything is running. The dust is just part of the job; you get used to it after a week of working here. We don't have any fancy marketing people or a big corporate office. Our office is just a room with some old desks and a fan that clicks on every rotation. We focus on the production side of things, making sure the quality is what it needs to be for the local builders and contractors. Sometimes the road to the village gets very rough after a heavy monsoon, which makes it hard for the trucks to get in. We just wait it out and fix what we can on the property. People know us in the district because we've been around for a long time. We provide jobs for the local men, and that’s important in a place like Lasundra. It’s a practical business, built on hard work.