Jai Ambey Rice Mills

Our place, Jai Ambey Rice Mills, is located out on Nabha Road in Majhi. If you drive down that way, you can’t really miss it because of all the trucks usually parked outside. It gets quite muddy when it rains, and the tractors bring in a lot of dirt. We keep the gates open most of the day. The building isn't anything special to look at, just a big shed with the milling equipment inside and a small space where we keep the records. We spend a lot of time just watching the machines do their thing. Sometimes a belt breaks or a pipe gets clogged, and then we have to spend a few hours getting greasy fixing it. It’s part of the job. Most of us here have worked together for years, so we don't need to talk much to know what needs doing next. The heat can get pretty bad in the middle of the summer, especially with the motors running constantly. We keep a big water cooler near the door. It’s a simple life. We deal with the farmers who come in from the surrounding fields and the traders who want to load up their lorries. By the end of the day, everyone is tired and covered in a thin layer of husk dust. We lock up the big doors, go home, and then come back and do it all again tomorrow morning.