Shri Shyam Rice Mill

Our mill, Shri Shyam Rice Mill, is located at No.25/12 in Janjgir. We are right near Railway Marg in the Baradwar area. You can usually hear the trains passing by while we work. The sound of the machinery running is constant here. It’s a big, loud shed where we process everything. There’s always dust in the air and the floor is usually covered in husks. We start early, before the sun is even up, to get the engines going. It’s not a quiet place to work, but we are used to it. My family has been involved in this for a long time. We don’t have a fancy office or anything like that. We just have a small corner with a table where we do the paperwork and take orders. Most of the people who come here are farmers or traders from the surrounding villages. They bring their loads and we get to work. It’s a lot of physical labor, lifting and moving heavy bags all day long. The heat inside the mill can be something else during the summer months. We drink a lot of water and just keep moving. When the trains go by on the Marg, the whole building shakes a little bit. We don’t mind it. It’s just part of being in this spot. We focus on the grain and making sure it’s ready for the market. It's just what we do.