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After a decennary of its opening, Amma canteens volition soon get a caller lease of beingness arsenic the Vellore Corporation volition interval tenders for overhaul of the facilities successful the coming week.
Corporation officials said that erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa virtually inaugurated the archetypal Amma Canteen successful the municipality successful 2015 erstwhile the strategy was launched successful the State. Since then, renovation of the installation has not been done.
“The Corporation is taking up restoration enactment of the canteens for the archetypal time. A facelift volition beryllium fixed to the canteens,” R. Lakshmanan, Commissioner, told The Hindu.
Corporation officials said that tenders for the implicit renovation of the canteens volition beryllium done adjacent week. Subsequently, enactment volition commencement successful a fortnight arsenic per norms. The full enactment volition beryllium completed successful 2 months. “Amma canteens assistance mean radical to person prime nutrient astatine affordable prices. Better amenities similar seating arrangements, powerfulness supply, and handwash should beryllium provided,” said G. Vasantha, a resident.
As per plan, damaged portions of the canteens, including the walls and extortion volition beryllium plastered. Broken level tiles volition beryllium replaced with caller ones. New airy settings volition beryllium installed successful these canteens. Kitchens volition beryllium refurbished with caller h2o pipelines. Electrical lines volition besides beryllium checked thoroughly to forestall immoderate powerfulness fluctuations and abbreviated circuits. Over Head Tank (OHT), which has a capableness of 50,000 litres, volition beryllium cleaned.
Motor pump sets connected to borewells that proviso h2o to the canteens volition beryllium checked to guarantee uninterrupted h2o supply. The installation volition besides beryllium painted. As per estimates, outgo of renovation of each canteen volition alteration betwixt ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh.
At present, the Corporation maintains 10 canteens successful municipality that comprises 60 wards with 8 lakh residents. Each canteen, connected an average, gets a footfall of implicit 300 persons each day. The paper and outgo of items stay unchanged successful the canteens.
Corporation officials said that the canteen provides idlis, pongal, sambar, citrus and curd rice. Chapatis are served for dinner. Currently, the canteen is unfastened betwixt 7 a.m and 9 p.m connected each days. Each canteen, connected an average, is manned by 12 staff, who are mostly roped successful from Women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
