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‘Amma Unavagam’ trial run held

Thursday, 30 May 2013 04:33 administrator
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The Hindu                 30.05.2013

‘Amma Unavagam’ trial run held

Special Correspondent

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.

 

Amma Unavagams prepare, serve subsidised food on trial basis

Wednesday, 29 May 2013 04:32 administrator
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The Hindu              29.05.2013

Amma Unavagams prepare, serve subsidised food on trial basis

Staff Reporter

With 10 Amma Unavagam’s expected to be inaugurated this week, idli, sambar rice and curd rice were prepared on trial basis by members of women self help group and served to Corporation officials and the public here on Tuesday.

To prepare quality food in a hygienic environment, officials from health department and catering department trained 120 members of SHG’s on Monday.

They were asked to use the right quantity and quality of ingredients and prepare food in a hygienic way so that the quality is maintained.

The food was served to Mayor S. Soundappan, Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan and other officials, who stressed that quality should be maintained in all the 10 canteens in the four zones.

The public who visited the Corporation office also had a chance to taste the food.

 

Amma Unavagams to be inaugurated this week

Monday, 27 May 2013 04:38 administrator
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The Hindu              27.05.2013

Amma Unavagams to be inaugurated this week

To meet deadline:Construction of Amma Unavagam in full swing near Hasthampatti water tank in Salem. —PHOTO: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
To meet deadline:Construction of Amma Unavagam in full swing near Hasthampatti water tank in Salem. —PHOTO: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN

Open a canteen at government hospital, says BJP.

The city residents are gearing up to welcome the proposed 10 Amma Unavagams that are expected to be inaugurated this week.

With the affordable canteens seen as a big hit in Chennai that has 132 canteens, the Chief Minister announced 10 such canteens for each corporation. Work is nearing completion for the construction of three canteens and renovating the seven other existing buildings for running the canteens.

On Saturday, Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan along with officials inspected the construction activities and asked officials to expedite the works.

He also asked officials to provide separate toilet facility for men and women near the canteens and also maintain sanitation.

He said that the canteens would have sufficient place for customers to sit and have food and also facility for recharging their mobile batteries.

“All the works should be completed by Monday so that trial run of the canteen could be carried out,” he said. The Chief Minister was expected to inaugurate the canteens through videoconferencing this week.

The canteens were expected to serve the downtrodden and the labour-intensive industries in the city and its surrounding areas as thousands of people throng the city for their daily work.

The district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party had already requested the corporation and the civic body to open a canteen at Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital as it would benefit over 10,000 patients and visitors to the hospital every day.

 
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