Kalyan Rice & General Mills

You can find us at Plot No. 1 along the G.T. Road in Kartarpur. It’s a busy stretch of road, so there’s always the sound of trucks and buses rushing past. Kalyan Rice & General Mills is right there on the edge of the town. We’ve been at this spot for years, and not much has changed about the building or how we do things. We spend most of our time out in the yard or inside where the milling happens. It’s a lot of lifting and moving heavy bags. The air usually smells like raw grain and earth. We don’t have a receptionist or a lobby; you just walk in and find someone in the warehouse. It’s a bit of a rough place, but it works for what we do. We deal with a lot of local transporters who know the route well. Sometimes the rain makes the yard a bit muddy, which is a bit of a pain for the loaders when they are trying to stack the trucks. We just focus on getting the rice processed and out the door. It’s not glamorous work by any means. Most of us have worked here long enough that we don’t even notice the noise from the highway anymore. We keep our own hours and make sure the machinery is greased up and running. It's just a regular mill on a regular road, doing the same thing day in and day out without much fuss.