The Hindu 03.06.2013
Amma canteens open to ‘sumptuous’ response
CM inaugurates eateries via videoconferencing.
Amma Unavagams, the budget canteens which have proved a
hit in Chennai, opened to an overwhelming response from city residents
on Sunday. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa declared open the canteens
through videoconferencing from Chennai.
The
Tiruchirapalli City Corporation will be in charge of maintaining and
running the canteens in the city. The canteens have been set up at Jan
Bazaar, Kuppankulam, Rockins Road, Puthur Overhead Water Tank, Anna
Nagar Overhead Water Tank, Jaganathapuram, Viragupettai, Melkalkandaar
Kottai, and Salai Road, Woraiyur. Ms.Jayalalithaa will inaugurate the
Unavagam in Srirangam, during a visit to her constituency on Monday.
The
canteens will function between 7:00 and 10:00 am and 12 noon to 3:00
pm. An idli is priced at Re.1, sambhar rice at Rs.5 and curd rice at
Rs.3. The menu is likely to be expanded further to cater to the needs of
the public.
“I’m happy that Amma Unavagam has
finally been inaugurated in Tiruchi. As soon as I heard about it, I
rushed here with my two daughters to sample the food. It’s affordable
and tasty too,” said Kalarani Balasubramaniyan, a housewife. The fact
that there is no parcel service available at the canteen is
disheartening for the public, especially patients admitted at the
Government Hospital in the city. “It would be useful for patients if
they could get food during the night and if a parcel service was
available here,” said Sivagami Ayyappan, who visited the Amma Unavagam
near the hospital.
T.P.Poonachi, Minister for Khadi
and Village Industries, Jayashree Muralidharan, Collector, A. Jaya,
Mayor, P.Kumar, MP, R.Manoharan, Government Chief Whip, and N.R.
Sivapathy and M. Paranjothi were present at Rockins Road Amma Unavagam
during the inaugural.
