Deccan Chronicle 06.12.2013
Amma canteens can be tracked online
Chennai: Citizens
can now ‘Google’ their nearby Amma canteen that serves tiffin and meals
at subsidised rates. The city corporation has tied up with Google Earth
and all 200 canteens in every ward can now be tracked using the online
application.
can now ‘Google’ their nearby Amma canteen that serves tiffin and meals
at subsidised rates. The city corporation has tied up with Google Earth
and all 200 canteens in every ward can now be tracked using the online
application.
Preliminary works have
already begun. Photographs and basic information about each canteen
will be uploaded to the Google Earth application, explained a senior
corporation official.
already begun. Photographs and basic information about each canteen
will be uploaded to the Google Earth application, explained a senior
corporation official.
The project will have all
the Amma unavagams photographed with their interiors, providing a three
dimensional view. Photographs taken in 360 degrees of kitchen area,
dining area and counters will be added to the server. Many restaurants
and eat-outs in Chennai are popularising their joints through Google
Earth and the corporation will also now brand the canteens, which has
been an instant hit among the people ever since it was launched by the
chief minister, the official said.
the Amma unavagams photographed with their interiors, providing a three
dimensional view. Photographs taken in 360 degrees of kitchen area,
dining area and counters will be added to the server. Many restaurants
and eat-outs in Chennai are popularising their joints through Google
Earth and the corporation will also now brand the canteens, which has
been an instant hit among the people ever since it was launched by the
chief minister, the official said.
Enthralled
by the success of Amma unavagam, a few techies too have uploaded photos
and brief information about the canteens. “We have been doing it for
some companies, but for the Amma canteens a few updates have been done
freely,” said web developer V. Ramaswamy of Vital Designs.
by the success of Amma unavagam, a few techies too have uploaded photos
and brief information about the canteens. “We have been doing it for
some companies, but for the Amma canteens a few updates have been done
freely,” said web developer V. Ramaswamy of Vital Designs.
“The
idea is to popularise the Amma canteens. Youngsters and students who
throng the Amma unavagam for tiffin can now easily track them through
their mobiles. Even the distance between their place and the nearby
canteen will be available,” said Chennai mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy.
idea is to popularise the Amma canteens. Youngsters and students who
throng the Amma unavagam for tiffin can now easily track them through
their mobiles. Even the distance between their place and the nearby
canteen will be available,” said Chennai mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy.
The
same process can be used for online web casting though it is too early
to pursue the idea. The Google application will also mention the
timings of Amma canteens and the menu served, another corporation
official said.
same process can be used for online web casting though it is too early
to pursue the idea. The Google application will also mention the
timings of Amma canteens and the menu served, another corporation
official said.