Iron Tasla / Bandli for Construction | Cement, Mortar, Sand & Concrete Carrying Pan | Ghamela

• Product: Iron tasla — also called bandli, ghamela or tagari
• Use: Carrying and mixing cement, sand, mortar, concrete and debris
• Construction: Pressed steel with a rolled rim for grip and rigidity
• Finish: Painted
• Diameter: 13-15 inches

Iron Tasla — known as a bandli in Karnataka and a ghamela further north — is the round steel pan that does most of the material handling on an Indian construction site.

It stays in use because nothing has replaced it. One pan carries cement, mixes mortar, hauls sand, moves concrete and clears debris, and it stacks flat when the job is done. The shallow round shape is what makes it work: it tips cleanly, scoops off a heap without digging in, sits level on the ground while you mix, and can be lifted to a shoulder or passed up a line of workers.

The rolled rim is the detail that matters. It gives a safe edge to grip a loaded pan by, and it stiffens the whole rim so the pan holds its shape instead of buckling when dropped or thrown down full — which is exactly how a tasla gets treated.

Technical Specifications

Applications

1) What size should I choose?

By what one person can carry loaded, not by how much it holds. A larger pan moves more per trip but becomes heavy enough to slow the work and strain the carrier once it is full of wet concrete. Most sites keep a mix — larger pans for sand and debris, smaller ones for mortar at the work face.

2) How long will it last on site?

That comes down to gauge — the thickness of the steel. Cement and sand are abrasive and a tasla gets dropped, dragged and thrown down full, so a thin pan splits at the rim or wears through the base within a season. The rolled rim helps considerably by keeping the pan in shape.

1. Return within 24 hours of delivery for:
   • Damaged or defective product
   • Wrong or missing item
2. Product cannot be returned once installed or used
3. Refer to Refund Policy for complete details