Shiv Rice Mills

Shiv Rice Mills is situated on Barnala Road in Bhadaur. This part of Punjab is very flat, so you can see the mill from a good distance away as you approach on the highway. We have a large yard where the trucks can park and wait. It gets very busy during the procurement season. The air is always thick with the smell of toasted husks and dry earth. We have been working out of this location for a long time. The building itself is just a functional structure made of brick and corrugated metal. Inside, the noise of the processing units is constant. We don't really have a fancy reception area. If someone wants to talk to us, they usually just find us near the loading docks or in the small cabin by the gate. Bhadaur is a quiet town otherwise, but our spot on Barnala Road stays active. We have a lot of local farmers who bring their harvest directly to us. We know most of them by name after all these years. The work is physically demanding, and by the end of the day, everyone is covered in a fine layer of gray dust. We don't try to be anything we are not. We are just a local mill doing the work that needs to be done. There are no big speeches or complicated rules here. We just make sure the rice is ready and the bags are weighed correctly before they leave the gate. It is hard work but we are used to it.