Balwa Flour Mill Private Limited

If you drive down the Kaman-Bhiwandi Road near Belkadi Pada, you’ll find us out here at Balwa Flour Mill Private Limited. We’re situated on survey numbers 126 and 127 in Kaman village. It’s a bit out of the main city rush, which suits the kind of work we do just fine. Running a flour mill is a noisy, dusty business, and there's no way around that. From the moment we open the doors in the morning, the sound of the grinders fills the air. We spend most of our time lugging heavy sacks of grain from the trucks into the processing area. It’s hard on the back, but we’re used to it by now. The air always has that slightly sweet, earthy smell of crushed wheat and grains. We don’t have a marketing team or anyone in suits. It’s just us in our work clothes, making sure the machines are running smooth and the bags are filled right. People from all over Vasai and Thane come to us because they know we don't cut corners. Sometimes we have to stop for a bit to fix a belt or clear a jam, but that's just how it goes with this kind of machinery. We’ve been part of the landscape here for a while, watching the traffic go by on the road while we work. It’s a simple life, focused on one thing and doing it the same way every day. We take pride in the callouses on our hands and the fact that we help put food on local tables.