Shree Varindavan Rice Mill

We are located right across from the sugar mill on Bhikhi Road. It is a good landmark because everyone knows where the sugar mill is. Our rice mill is a busy place, especially during the peak months when the farmers are bringing in their loads. The yard is usually full of tractors and the sound of people shouting over the engines. We do all the basic processing here, from cleaning the stones out to getting the husks off. The machinery is quite big and takes up most of the space inside the main shed. We have a small room near the entrance where we keep the ledgers and the weighing slips. It is usually quite dusty, so we keep the windows closed, but that makes it hot. We don't use a lot of fancy words to describe what we do. We just process rice. Some days the machines run smooth and other days we spend the whole afternoon trying to figure out why a motor is getting too hot. It is just the nature of the work. We have a water cooler for the workers and we spend a lot of time out there when the sun is high. People from the surrounding villages come to us because we have been here on Bhikhi Road for years. We aren't looking to change much about how we operate. We just want to get the work done and go home. We try to be fair and keep things moving.