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Just 4 months aft launching a meal strategy for conservancy workers, the Coimbatore Corporation is exploring the anticipation of replacing it with luncheon pursuing feedback from sanitation unit that the greeting repast was not gathering their needs.
The connection emerged aft a survey conducted among conservancy workers recovered that galore preferred luncheon and that a sizeable quantity of the meal supplied nether the strategy was being wasted. Mayor R. Ranganayaki said discussions had been initiated connected introducing luncheon alternatively of breakfast.
The nutrient scheme, launched successful February, covers 9,454 conservancy workers engaged successful sanitation enactment crossed the city. Of them, 9,325 workers person breakfast, portion 129 workers are provided dinner.
The programme is portion of a State authorities inaugural announced successful August 2025 to supply escaped meals to sanitation workers done section bodies. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department subsequently granted administrative authorisation for implementation of the strategy and directed section bodies to prosecute agencies with room facilities for preparing and distributing food.
In Coimbatore, the Corporation awarded a three-year declaration to Foodsutra Art of Spices. The strategy is estimated to outgo ₹43.54 crore for 3 years.
The strategy came nether scrutiny past period aft a conservancy idiosyncratic alleged that a worm was recovered successful the nutrient supplied. Following an inquiry, the Corporation imposed a punishment of ₹1 lakh connected the contractor.
Corporation officials said discussions connected switching to a lunch-based exemplary were astatine a preliminary signifier and that a determination would beryllium taken aft examining the feedback received from workers.
