Salasar Balaji Dall Mils

Our mill is located at Plot No. N-119 in the MIDC-5 Industrial Area. We are right near the Om Shree Industry building, which is a good landmark for people trying to find us. Being in an industrial zone means it's always noisy and there are heavy trucks moving in and out at all hours of the day. We deal with dal processing here. It’s a straightforward business, really. We take the raw materials and run them through the machines until they’re ready for the market. It’s dusty work and the heat in the peak of summer can be pretty bad inside the metal shed. We don’t have air conditioning or anything like that. We just open the big bay doors and keep things moving. Most of our workers live in the villages nearby and have been with us since we first opened this unit. We don’t spend any money on decorations or making the front of the place look pretty. It’s a factory, not a showroom for customers. We focus on the quality of the pulse we produce. If a machine breaks down, we usually end up fixing it ourselves with whatever tools we have. You learn a lot about basic mechanics when you run a place like this. The neighbors at Om Shree are good people, and we help each other out when someone needs a hand with a delivery or a spare part. It’s a real community of workers out here.