Sibo Kanna Manasha Rice Mill Private Limited

This mill, Sibo Kanna Manasha Rice Mill Private Limited, is tucked away in the Dakshinpara area of Ganganagar. It’s near the Doltala spot. We are based out of Barun Mondal’s premises. Being in North 24 Parganas, we are quite close to Kolkata, but it still feels like the countryside once you get inside the gates. The air smells like wet grain and earth most of the time. We have a few big sheds where we keep the sacks piled up. It's a busy place, especially after the harvest when everyone is trying to get their crops processed at the same time. The machinery is old but it gets the job done. We spend a lot of time just maintaining the belts and the motors. It’s hard work, and the sun hits the metal roof hard in the summer, making it like an oven inside. We have a couple of dogs that hang around the gate, mostly sleeping in the shade. The staff here are locals, so we all know each other’s families and what’s going on in the neighborhood. We don’t bother with fancy uniforms or big meetings. We just show up, start the engines, and get to work. Dealing with the paperwork is probably the slowest part of the day. Mostly, we just focus on the grain. It’s a simple life, just moving rice from one place to another and making sure the bags are tied tight. That is really all there is to it.