The Hindu 30.05.2013
‘Amma Unavagam’ trial run held
The trial run on distribution of tiffin and variety
rice at ‘Amma Unavagam’ (subsidised tiffin centres) established at
Melapalayam was held on Wednesday.
As idlis with
sambar and coconut chutni were given free of cost during the trial run,
huge crowd, mostly children and the aged, finished 1,200 idlis in an
hour. In the afternoon, sambar rice and curd rice were given to the
visitors and the quality of the food items prepared for the trial run
was appreciated by all. Since the ‘food court’ with a store room and a
hall with stainless steel tables has been provided with false roof,
ceiling fans and exhaust fans, the visitors did not feel the summer
heat.
A total of 120 self-help group members were
recently sent to Chennai to get trained in the ‘Amma Unavagam’ being
successfully operated there.
The trained workforce
will be deployed in the 10 subsidised eateries to be opened by the
Corporation here in a phased manner from June 1.
Mayor
Vijila Sathyananth, Assistant Executive Engineer, Melapalayam Zone,
T.Shanthi and others monitored the distribution of the food. Police were
deployed in front of ‘Amma Unavagam’ to control the crowd.
