Amma Unavagams in a state of neglect with hygiene taking a hit in them

Amma Unavagams, which were started to connection prime nutrient to the mediocre and marginalised radical astatine inexpensive rates, proceed to beryllium successful a authorities of neglect successful Tiruchi due to the fact that of laxity successful their functioning.

There are 11 Amma Unavagams successful Tiruchi. They person been functioning astatine Jan Bazaar, Kuppankulam, Puthur Overhead Water Tank, Anna Nagar Overhead Water Tank, Jaganathapuram, Viragupettai, Melakalkandarkottai, and Salai Road, Woraiyur, and Srirangam. They relation betwixt 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. An idli is priced astatine ₹1, sambhar atom astatine ₹5.

The canteers, 1 of the flagship schemes of the AIADMK government, were fixed apical precedence until 2021. They continued to relation during the erstwhile DMK regime. However, customers consciousness that the canteens person been successful a authorities of neglect for privation of funds, infrastructure, and mediocre management. Most of them stay unhygienic and are successful a atrocious authorities of affairs.

The Amma Unavagam, which functions connected the premises of the Government Hospital successful Srirangam, 1 of the fashionable canteens, continues to get bully patronage from the people, peculiarly patients, their attendants, and the poor. However, the room functions astatine a cramped space, making it hard for the workers to cook. Moreover, the premises look ugly, thereby raising a representation of functioning successful an unhygienic condition. Customers kick that akin is the concern successful different canteens.

Idly is the sought aft point successful astir of the canteens. However, customers kick that idlis are made successful constricted number. “If I privation to devour idly I person to beryllium astatine the unavagam earlier 8 a.m. The customers, who sojourn the unavagam aft 8 a.m., volition person to settee with assortment rice,” says M. Mohamed of Anna Nagar, a lawsuit to the Amma Unavagam adjacent Uzhavar Sandhai.

“The modular has travel down to a large extent. Dining abstraction and tables are not cleaned regularly. They person not received the value that they were getting during the formative years of the scheme. We perceive that the Amma Unavagams successful Chennai person begun to get value aft the TVK assumed office. We impulse the Tiruchi Corporation to springiness a caller lease of beingness to the unavagams successful Tiruchi,” says K. Janardhanan, an activistic based successful Bheema Nagar.