Tourists Don't See

Here are some pics of the things that I see as part of the job that normal people don't--in fact, normal people would try to avoid some of this shit (literally). But it fascinates me, which I guess is good, since this is what I do.

Handy-dandy new sewer bucket  amazes all around.....



"Mobile recycling effort' Rajkot

Pulling the Manhole Cover on the way to cleaning a sewer blockage.

Manual sewer 'snake' in action.



Doesn't everyone love a good waste transfer station? Sweet!!!

Temporary/informal/illegal settlement/squatters (all depending on your view of the world) outside a new apartment complex in Rajkot.

Water time!!! Residents in Rajkot get 20 minutes of water each day--during the monsoon. During the dry spring, it can be as little as every 2nd or 3rd day. They put the hose on the spigot at the street and fill their pails/pots.

Not everyone gets water home delivery--a lot of folks in the slums have to fetch/carry their water from public standposts, where the water is on 20 minutes per day. In some neighborhoods, the water is on at 5 am.



I can't even describe everything that is going on here--Ya gotta cop, a supervisor, an extra woman worker, a woman working to patch a pothole, and the cart-pusher that only delivers the asphalt, doesn't apply it. Oh ya--it's rush hour too. The only picture better than this would include some asshole watching these folks and taking their picture.