M.G.R. Rice Industries

Our place, M.G.R. Rice Industries, is pretty easy to find because we’re right near the bus stop in Polamuru. You see people waiting for their ride all day long while we’re busy working with the rice. Anaparthy Mandal is a busy area for this kind of work, so we fit right in. The mill stays active most of the time, and there's always a lot of dust from the husks flying around in the yard. We have a daily routine that hasn't changed much in the last few years. The trucks pull up, we unload the bags, and the machines start their steady hum. It’s a lot of manual labor, lifting heavy things and making sure the grain flows through the equipment right. Sometimes the bus drivers honk as they go past the gate, and that’s how we know what time it is without looking at a clock. The building isn't anything special to look at from the outside, just a practical space for processing rice. We don't have a fancy lobby or chairs for visitors. If you come by, you’ll probably find someone covered in dust or checking the moisture levels in the grain. It’s a local operation, and most of us live right here in the village or very close by. We drink a lot of tea to keep ourselves going through the long shifts. When the harvest is in, we’re working around the clock to keep up. It’s just the way it goes here in Polamuru.