Sri Velmurugan Rice Mill

Sri Velmurugan Rice Mill has been here at No.11 on G.N.T. Road for quite some time. Redhills is a busy area for rice, as anyone around here will tell you. There are lots of mills, but this is our spot. The road out front is always full of traffic, which can make things a bit loud. Inside the mill, it’s even louder. We spend our time checking the grains and making sure the milling process goes okay. It’s a lot of work with the hands and the eyes. You have to watch everything. We get a lot of dust on our clothes, but that's just part of the job at a rice mill. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. It’s just us and the machines at No.11. The local farmers bring their loads in and we take care of it. We know the G.N.T. Road very well. We’ve seen it change over the years. Redhills is the heart of this kind of work. We don't try to be anything we aren't. We just mill the rice and keep the place running. Sometimes we sit outside for a break when the trucks are being loaded. It’s a simple routine. We’ve got a few workers who have been with us since the beginning. We just keep doing what we know how to do, day in and day out. It is just regular work for us.