Jai Jagdambey Rice Mills

You can find us on the Gadhar Dhandi Road. Jai Jagdambey Rice Mills is a place where there is always something going on, whether it is maintenance on the hullers or loading up a trailer. The road outside is usually full of tractors and the occasional cow wandering by. We have a big courtyard that gets very dusty when the wind picks up. Our office is just a small space at the front where we handle the accounts. It has a big window so we can see who is coming and going. We don’t really have a set routine because every day depends on what the farmers bring in. Sometimes we have a lot of rice to process and other times we are just cleaning the equipment. The workers often sit under the shade of the big tree near the entrance during their lunch break. We use a lot of old-fashioned methods because they still work well for us. There is no corporate ladder here, just a group of us trying to make a living. The walls of the mill have some cracks and the paint is peeling in places, but the machinery inside is kept in good shape. We just take it one day at a time and try to stay on top of the work as it comes through the gate. It is noisy and dirty work, but it is what we know how to do, so we keep at it.